Comments on: Renaissance Spelling http://www.aloveofwords.com/2009/09/02/renaissance-spelling/ words from a linguistics-obsessed word-origin-seeking bookworm Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Hilary http://www.aloveofwords.com/2009/09/02/renaissance-spelling/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Hilary Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:44:44 +0000 http://www.aloveofwords.com/?p=49#comment-33 What about words like "gaol" and "demesne"? Were those once pronounced differently, or was the spelling changed (to "jail" and "domain") to reflect the pronunciation - almost like the reverse of etymological spelling? Or do they still count as separate words that can be used interchangeably? What about words like “gaol” and “demesne”? Were those once pronounced differently, or was the spelling changed (to “jail” and “domain”) to reflect the pronunciation – almost like the reverse of etymological spelling? Or do they still count as separate words that can be used interchangeably?

]]> By: Webmaster-Translations http://www.aloveofwords.com/2009/09/02/renaissance-spelling/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Webmaster-Translations Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:05:56 +0000 http://www.aloveofwords.com/?p=49#comment-31 I came here searching for the phonetic spellings of English names like Charlotte = shar - let. I am a freelance translator & get many requests for name translations among other requests. Sanskrit, Hindi & Marathi use Devanagari script [The Script of City of Gods]. It is a phonetic script i.e. the names are written as they are spoken & not as their spelling. As I read this article, I continued reading other articles, too. There is a wealth of knowledge here. Not just for the student of linguistic sciences but for a enthusiastic general reader also. I congratulate you on your website & expect many more articles from you in the future. I came here searching for the phonetic spellings of English names like Charlotte = shar – let. I am a freelance translator & get many requests for name translations among other requests. Sanskrit, Hindi & Marathi use Devanagari script [The Script of City of Gods]. It is a phonetic script i.e. the names are written as they are spoken & not as their spelling. As I read this article, I continued reading other articles, too. There is a wealth of knowledge here. Not just for the student of linguistic sciences but for a enthusiastic general reader also. I congratulate you on your website & expect many more articles from you in the future.

]]> By: Cindy http://www.aloveofwords.com/2009/09/02/renaissance-spelling/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Cindy Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:07:08 +0000 http://www.aloveofwords.com/?p=49#comment-26 how about floccinaucinihilipilification ?? seems like a few extra vowels in there to me~ farfugnugen.... yup...need that WAV file. it sounds like a vaccinatiaon. sorry.... I get hung up on fun words that confuse me! how about floccinaucinihilipilification ??

seems like a few extra vowels in there to me~

farfugnugen…. yup…need that WAV file.

it sounds like a vaccinatiaon.

sorry…. I get hung up on fun words that confuse me!

]]> By: Boy food | Say Yes to Salad http://www.aloveofwords.com/2009/09/02/renaissance-spelling/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Boy food | Say Yes to Salad Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:32:59 +0000 http://www.aloveofwords.com/?p=49#comment-25 [...] I found a ridiculous word this morning – floccinaucinihilipilification – it means “the action or habit of estimating as worthless”. I think someone needs to estimate floccinaucinihilipilification as worthless. It’s a combination of 4 Latin words (flocci, nauci, nihili, pilifi) that all mean “at a small price”/”for nothing”. Apparently uber-literate British men used to make up words like this all the time just for fun. I just wrote a piece on crazy English spelling which was also influenced by British men wanting to seem smart or dandy. [...] [...] I found a ridiculous word this morning – floccinaucinihilipilification – it means “the action or habit of estimating as worthless”. I think someone needs to estimate floccinaucinihilipilification as worthless. It’s a combination of 4 Latin words (flocci, nauci, nihili, pilifi) that all mean “at a small price”/”for nothing”. Apparently uber-literate British men used to make up words like this all the time just for fun. I just wrote a piece on crazy English spelling which was also influenced by British men wanting to seem smart or dandy. [...]

]]> By: dori http://www.aloveofwords.com/2009/09/02/renaissance-spelling/comment-page-1/#comment-24 dori Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:26:24 +0000 http://www.aloveofwords.com/?p=49#comment-24 So fascinating! So fascinating!

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