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Offline emarbe

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Re: olde english
« Reply #27 on: Monday 26 November 07 15:08 GMT (UK) »
This is interesting, but might not be as old as all that. I have pens and could write in the same style. The best thing to get a rough idea of date is to look at the paper it is written on, it is definitely machine made, in fact the large piece looks like part of an envelope.

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« Reply #28 on: Monday 26 November 07 18:45 GMT (UK) »
This is interesting, but might not be as old as all that. I have pens and could write in the same style. The best thing to get a rough idea of date is to look at the paper it is written on, it is definitely machine made, in fact the large piece looks like part of an envelope.

Mike

This is the trouble in dating secretary hand which was used on offical legal documents for several hundred years - really until they started to type them - without a context it is very difficult to date it.

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Re: olde english
« Reply #29 on: Monday 03 December 07 19:07 GMT (UK) »
Sorry if this a bit off topic,  but as I a member of a pub quiz team, who last night was faced with the question, who was the giant from Greek mythology with 100 eyes, I would like to thank Berlin Bob for my being able to answer correctly.
Before reading this topic I would not have had a clue, isn't it amazing what genealogy teaches you!!

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Re: olde english
« Reply #30 on: Monday 03 December 07 19:16 GMT (UK) »
do you think it could mean pierce out the eyes...as they were very into poking out the eyes of the enemy back then...just a thought


I think it's a typical Elizabethan conceit (ie a play on words) - he's saying that even if he had Argos' eyes (ie 100 eyes) he could not cry enough.

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« Reply #31 on: Monday 03 December 07 21:12 GMT (UK) »
 ;) I think Berlin Bob would be a good ringer in a pub quiz team
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Re: olde english
« Reply #32 on: Friday 07 December 07 20:46 GMT (UK) »
 According to Brewer's Phrase and Fable, Oh Fie! is an expression of reproof and dates back at least to Chaucer's time.
     I tried to think of a modern equivalent but without success. What would you say, folks?

      HarewoodHouse, the phrase you were thinking of is 'au fait' which means to be 'in the know' about things
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« Reply #33 on: Saturday 08 December 07 02:57 GMT (UK) »
thanks rancegal  ;D which is why I would be lousy in a pub quiz
cooke's, harrop's, jackson's, hamer's, walkers
wragg's, brown's, pickersgill, worstencroft,cavanah's