tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post5160285622557554141..comments2024-03-25T19:04:22.529-07:00Comments on The Silver Rush Mysteries: Wednesday's Random Slang-o-rama: FlambustiousAnn Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13177732952658080784noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-25852202562299920032019-02-25T19:47:49.388-08:002019-02-25T19:47:49.388-08:00Hi Liz!
That is at least part of the pleasure. :-...Hi Liz! <br />That is at least part of the pleasure. :-) I love unearthing bits of language that is part of the past... I guess I love being a verbal archaeologist!Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348291444414701054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-19912137455118569932019-02-21T00:57:32.187-08:002019-02-21T00:57:32.187-08:00Perhaps that is why we enjoy reading and, in your ...Perhaps that is why we enjoy reading and, in your case, writing. Liz V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-88129826591352137492019-02-20T18:38:25.748-08:002019-02-20T18:38:25.748-08:00Hi Liz! It's true that the current-day "u...Hi Liz! It's true that the current-day "units of language" seem to favor the short. I love the lengthy permutations in some of the expressions of old... You'd have to be quite the orator (or actor) these days to rattle off the speech "John's father" gives in this post. :-) Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348291444414701054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-23482214971613313852019-02-20T17:51:50.304-08:002019-02-20T17:51:50.304-08:00My sense is that we live in a time of one word (on...My sense is that we live in a time of one word (one syllable or part thereof) communication. Millennials might think I was cursing them.Liz V.noreply@blogger.com