tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6500425810028077954.post2261641974819768147..comments2023-12-16T08:10:02.915+00:00Comments on Wishbone Soup Cures Everything: Frill's OriginsLisa Southardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6500425810028077954.post-86904964594199637512014-04-08T23:26:18.884+01:002014-04-08T23:26:18.884+01:00A mutual honour Mrs Suze :-)
Thank you Sue: I am ...A mutual honour Mrs Suze :-) <br />Thank you Sue: I am lucky indeed with my dear old dictionary and the last line popped up almost unexpectedly, which is the best way, of course :-)<br />The 1928 edition Geo? Evidently a perfect vintage of Krapp. And I had forgotten the Eloi: I think they forgot how to read and the Morlocks were eating them? Now there's a lesson! xLisa Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6500425810028077954.post-85196589346729079062014-04-08T06:30:57.527+01:002014-04-08T06:30:57.527+01:00A useful lexicon! Our mainstay has always been Ran...A useful lexicon! Our mainstay has always been Rand McNally's 1928 edition of Krapp's, "A Comprehensive Guide To Good English". 688 pages of pure Krapp, but my eldest is now an editor and writer and all the kids have published in their fields. I say keep those dusty dilapidated bug-bitten books. Remember the Eloi! Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6500425810028077954.post-34315497072952486572014-04-07T22:28:10.752+01:002014-04-07T22:28:10.752+01:00Oh, the frill of it all. Fantastic summary...that...Oh, the frill of it all. Fantastic summary...that last line. What an interesting history of the word frill...who knew it's origin was linked to cold. What a treasure your copy of the Etymological Dictionary.<br />Sue at <a href="http://collectintexasgal.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">CollectInTexas Gal</a>Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6500425810028077954.post-91140575634114780492014-04-07T17:55:42.600+01:002014-04-07T17:55:42.600+01:00Lisa, this made me tear up starting with my liver....Lisa, this made me tear up starting with my liver.<br /><br />It is my honor to know you.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.com