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Ransom · 06-21-2011, 08:39 AM

If there's one thing clear from these last three posts, it's that the commentator(s?) have not read much LF whatsoever and are just making things up as they go along. Chaucer? Good grief. Yeah that's what I said—LF is about writing nothing but 14th century English....

Gee, I don't remember Eco or Williams using many terms exclusive to 14th century. I don't remember any 14th century writers using the term--threadbare although that's about the time it was invented. As I said before, had you been paying attention, it's about obscure terms and outdated words whether they be 75 years out of date or hundreds. Boggles the mind is right.

06-21-2011, 08:39 AM	#90
Ransom Banned Posts: 242 Karma: 51054 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belleville, IL Device: Kindle-3	If there's one thing clear from these last three posts, it's that the commentator(s?) have not read much LF whatsoever and are just making things up as they go along. Chaucer? Good grief. Yeah that's what I said—LF is about writing nothing but 14th century English.... Gee, I don't remember Eco or Williams using many terms exclusive to 14th century. I don't remember any 14th century writers using the term--threadbare although that's about the time it was invented. As I said before, had you been paying attention, it's about obscure terms and outdated words whether they be 75 years out of date or hundreds. Boggles the mind is right. Last edited by Ransom; 06-21-2011 at 09:13 AM.