A 14th-15th London accent demonstrated on YouTube

A 14th-15th London accent demonstrated on YouTube

I have no way to tell whether to consider this a good reconstruction.

occam

2021-01-29 12:27:56 UTC

Post by Dingbat
A 14th-15th London accent demonstrated on YouTube
http://youtu.be/3lXv3Tt4x20
I have no way to tell whether to consider this a good reconstruction.

Interesting link! The same guy (Simon Roper) has another video titled
"How we Know what Old English Sounded Like". It tries to explain a
'triangulation' method of best-guessing pronunciations.

More interesting to me is his video on:

"How Much did English Speakers Swear in the Past?"

It's an interesting take of the role of 'cunt' 'shit' and 'fuck' in old
English.

Sam Plusnet

2021-01-29 19:49:22 UTC

Post by occam

Post by Dingbat
A 14th-15th London accent demonstrated on YouTube
http://youtu.be/3lXv3Tt4x20
I have no way to tell whether to consider this a good reconstruction.

Interesting link! The same guy (Simon Roper) has another video titled
"How we Know what Old English Sounded Like". It tries to explain a
'triangulation' method of best-guessing pronunciations.
"How Much did English Speakers Swear in the Past?"
http://youtu.be/ARgGguQlQ0w
It's an interesting take of the role of 'cunt' 'shit' and 'fuck' in old
English.

There was no mention of how the use of swear words is influenced by the
situation. You would need to take that into account when discussing the
extent of swearing in earlier times.
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life, but
avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an elderly aunt etc.

--
Sam Plusnet
Wales, UK

Peter T. Daniels

2021-01-29 20:23:32 UTC

Post by occam

Post by Dingbat
A 14th-15th London accent demonstrated on YouTube
http://youtu.be/3lXv3Tt4x20
I have no way to tell whether to consider this a good reconstruction.

Interesting link! The same guy (Simon Roper) has another video titled
"How we Know what Old English Sounded Like". It tries to explain a
'triangulation' method of best-guessing pronunciations.
"How Much did English Speakers Swear in the Past?"
http://youtu.be/ARgGguQlQ0w
It's an interesting take of the role of 'cunt' 'shit' and 'fuck' in old
English.

Are "cunt," "shit," and "fuck" considered "swearing"?

They are "obscenity."

Ken Blake

2021-01-30 14:51:42 UTC

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life, but
avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an elderly aunt etc.

Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I've been retired and never
do job interviews and have no living aunts, elderly or otherwise, I
swear like a trooper any time i want to.

(Just a joke, not meant to be insulting,)

--
Ken

Sam Plusnet

2021-01-30 19:06:39 UTC

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life, but
avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an elderly aunt etc.

I wonder if a class action lawsuit by well-spoken members of the armed
services could succeed?

--
Sam Plusnet
Wales, UK

Quinn C

2021-01-31 20:21:50 UTC

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life, but
avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an elderly aunt etc.

I wonder if a class action lawsuit by well-spoken members of the armed
services could succeed?

Or a member of the merchant marine?

If I should choose a profession from among personal acquaintances, I'd
say "swear like a (British) dendrologist".

--
It gets hot in Raleigh, but Texas! I don't know why anybody
lives here, honestly.
-- Robert C. Wilson, Vortex (novel), p.220

Sam Plusnet

2021-02-01 01:37:18 UTC

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life, but
avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an elderly aunt etc.

I wonder if a class action lawsuit by well-spoken members of the armed
services could succeed?

Or a member of the merchant marine?
If I should choose a profession from among personal acquaintances, I'd
say "swear like a (British) dendrologist".

His bark is, no doubt, worse than his bite, but it might be best to leaf
him alone.

--
Sam Plusnet
Wales, UK

Quinn C

2021-02-01 17:18:09 UTC

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life, but
avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an elderly aunt etc.

I wonder if a class action lawsuit by well-spoken members of the armed
services could succeed?

Or a member of the merchant marine?
If I should choose a profession from among personal acquaintances, I'd
say "swear like a (British) dendrologist".

His bark is, no doubt, worse than his bite, but it might be best to leaf
him alone.

I suspect he might be quite sappy on the inside, and just uses pithy
insults as a protective layer.

--
Oh Sam! You're so funny and insensitive! -- Cat

J. J. Lodder

2021-02-01 09:40:38 UTC

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life, but
avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an elderly aunt etc.

I wonder if a class action lawsuit by well-spoken members of the armed
services could succeed?

Or a member of the merchant marine?
If I should choose a profession from among personal acquaintances, I'd
say "swear like a (British) dendrologist".

He would be better at it than Captain Haddock?

Jan

Quinn C

2021-02-01 17:18:09 UTC

Post by J. J. Lodder

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life, but
avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an elderly aunt etc.

I wonder if a class action lawsuit by well-spoken members of the armed
services could succeed?

Or a member of the merchant marine?
If I should choose a profession from among personal acquaintances, I'd
say "swear like a (British) dendrologist".

He would be better at it than Captain Haddock?

Unlike you (it seems), I didn't have the honor of being personally
introduced to the Cptn.

--
Quinn C
My pronouns are they/them
(or other gender-neutral ones)

J. J. Lodder

2021-02-01 22:15:44 UTC

Post by J. J. Lodder

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life, but
avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an elderly aunt etc.

I wonder if a class action lawsuit by well-spoken members of the armed
services could succeed?

Or a member of the merchant marine?
If I should choose a profession from among personal acquaintances, I'd
say "swear like a (British) dendrologist".

He would be better at it than Captain Haddock?

Unlike you (it seems), I didn't have the honor of being personally
introduced to the Cptn.

I haven't had that pleasure,
but there is an anthology with his complete works,
(but perhaps not in English)

Jan

Peter Moylan

2021-01-30 22:32:33 UTC

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life,
but avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an
elderly aunt etc.

Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I've been retired and
never do job interviews and have no living aunts, elderly or
otherwise, I swear like a trooper any time i want to.
(Just a joke, not meant to be insulting,)

Last night I was watching a bunch of stand-up comedians, in TV coverage
of a comedy festival. I like that sort of comedy, but I get awfully sick
of the comedians' over-use of taboo language.

It doesn't offend me. Not in that way. But it gets awfully boring.

--
Peter Moylan Newcastle, NSW

occam

2021-01-31 09:38:55 UTC

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life,
but avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an
elderly aunt etc.

Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I've been retired and
never do job interviews and have no living aunts, elderly or
otherwise, I swear like a trooper any time i want to.
(Just a joke, not meant to be insulting,)

Last night I was watching a bunch of stand-up comedians, in TV coverage
of a comedy festival. I like that sort of comedy, but I get awfully sick
of the comedians' over-use of taboo language.
It doesn't offend me. Not in that way. But it gets awfully boring.

Sometimes, the good ones come up with some very funny imagery.

Frankie Boyle, one of the most foul-mouthed of Scottish comedians came
up with this:

"The Queen [ER II] is so old that her pussy is haunted"

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/19/frankie-boyle-mock-the-week

(I may be wrong, but I remember an alternative word for 'pussy' when I
first heard it.)

Peter Moylan

2021-01-31 10:38:52 UTC

Post by occam

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday
life, but avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking
to an elderly aunt etc.

Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I've been retired
and never do job interviews and have no living aunts, elderly or
otherwise, I swear like a trooper any time i want to.
(Just a joke, not meant to be insulting,)

Last night I was watching a bunch of stand-up comedians, in TV
coverage of a comedy festival. I like that sort of comedy, but I
get awfully sick of the comedians' over-use of taboo language.
It doesn't offend me. Not in that way. But it gets awfully boring.

Sometimes, the good ones come up with some very funny imagery.
Frankie Boyle, one of the most foul-mouthed of Scottish comedians
"The Queen [ER II] is so old that her pussy is haunted"
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/19/frankie-boyle-mock-the-week
(I may be wrong, but I remember an alternative word for 'pussy' when
I first heard it.)

That's perfectly OK with me. If the word is appropriate to the joke,
then by all means use it. What I object to is the use of unnecessary
words for their shock value. Especially since we stopped being shocked
years ago. They've lost their joke value.

I do accept the use of such words when they clearly belong to the
dialect being used. Billy Connolly, for example, grew up with shipyard
language, and it's in character for him to keep using it.

--
Peter Moylan Newcastle, NSW

Ken Blake

2021-01-31 14:28:48 UTC

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life,
but avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an
elderly aunt etc.

Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I've been retired and
never do job interviews and have no living aunts, elderly or
otherwise, I swear like a trooper any time i want to.
(Just a joke, not meant to be insulting,)

Last night I was watching a bunch of stand-up comedians, in TV coverage
of a comedy festival. I like that sort of comedy, but I get awfully sick
of the comedians' over-use of taboo language.
It doesn't offend me. Not in that way. But it gets awfully boring.

OK, I'll try not to do it too often.

--
Ken

Snidely

2021-01-31 21:42:07 UTC

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life,
but avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an
elderly aunt etc.

Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I've been retired and
never do job interviews and have no living aunts, elderly or
otherwise, I swear like a trooper any time i want to.
(Just a joke, not meant to be insulting,)

Last night I was watching a bunch of stand-up comedians, in TV coverage
of a comedy festival. I like that sort of comedy, but I get awfully sick
of the comedians' over-use of taboo language.
It doesn't offend me. Not in that way. But it gets awfully boring.

OK, I'll try not to do it too often.

Well, you pulled your punches up above.

[alt] Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I fucking retired
[alt] and never do shit like job interviews and have no pissing aunts,
[alt] bloody elderly or otherfuckingwise,
[alt] I swear like a fucking trooper any fucking time I fucking want.

/dps

--
But happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue. One must have a reason
to 'be happy.'"
Viktor Frankl

Lewis

2021-01-31 22:08:08 UTC

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life,
but avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an
elderly aunt etc.

Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I've been retired and
never do job interviews and have no living aunts, elderly or
otherwise, I swear like a trooper any time i want to.
(Just a joke, not meant to be insulting,)

Last night I was watching a bunch of stand-up comedians, in TV coverage
of a comedy festival. I like that sort of comedy, but I get awfully sick
of the comedians' over-use of taboo language.
It doesn't offend me. Not in that way. But it gets awfully boring.

OK, I'll try not to do it too often.

Well, you pulled your punches up above.
[alt] Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I fucking retired
[alt] and never do shit like job interviews and have no pissing aunts,
[alt] bloody elderly or otherfuckingwise,
[alt] I swear like a fucking trooper any fucking time I fucking want.

You left out motherfucker, cunt, cocksucker, asshole, and
shit-for-brains. Are you even trying?

--
Boy meets up with a failed priest and an outlaw and murders 2 million in
a terrorist attack.
(Star Wars).

Snidely

2021-02-01 09:29:46 UTC

On Sunday, Lewis pointed out that ...

Post by Lewis

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life,
but avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an
elderly aunt etc.

Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I've been retired and
never do job interviews and have no living aunts, elderly or
otherwise, I swear like a trooper any time i want to.
(Just a joke, not meant to be insulting,)

Last night I was watching a bunch of stand-up comedians, in TV coverage
of a comedy festival. I like that sort of comedy, but I get awfully sick
of the comedians' over-use of taboo language.
It doesn't offend me. Not in that way. But it gets awfully boring.

OK, I'll try not to do it too often.

Well, you pulled your punches up above.
[alt] Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I fucking retired
[alt] and never do shit like job interviews and have no pissing aunts,
[alt] bloody elderly or otherfuckingwise,
[alt] I swear like a fucking trooper any fucking time I fucking want.

You left out motherfucker, cunt, cocksucker, asshole, and
shit-for-brains. Are you even trying?

I'm a shit-for-brains novice.

/dps

--
"Inviting people to laugh with you while you are laughing at yourself
is a good thing to do, You may be a fool but you're the fool in
charge." -- Carl Reiner

Kerr-Mudd,John

2021-02-01 09:34:01 UTC

Post by Snidely
On Sunday, Lewis pointed out that ...

Post by Lewis

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life,
but avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an
elderly aunt etc.

Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I've been retired
and never do job interviews and have no living aunts, elderly or
otherwise, I swear like a trooper any time i want to.
(Just a joke, not meant to be insulting,)

Last night I was watching a bunch of stand-up comedians, in TV
coverage of a comedy festival. I like that sort of comedy, but I
get awfully sick of the comedians' over-use of taboo language.
It doesn't offend me. Not in that way. But it gets awfully boring.

OK, I'll try not to do it too often.

Well, you pulled your punches up above.
[alt] Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I fucking retired
[alt] and never do shit like job interviews and have no pissing
aunts, [alt] bloody elderly or otherfuckingwise,
[alt] I swear like a fucking trooper any fucking time I fucking want.

You left out motherfucker, cunt, cocksucker, asshole, and
shit-for-brains. Are you even trying?

I'm a shit-for-brains novice.

What a dunderhead.

--
Bah, and indeed, Humbug.

Ken Blake

2021-02-01 14:40:19 UTC

Post by Sam Plusnet
Even today people might "swear like a trooper" in everyday life,
but avoid all swearing during... job interviews, talking to an
elderly aunt etc.

Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I've been retired and
never do job interviews and have no living aunts, elderly or
otherwise, I swear like a trooper any time i want to.
(Just a joke, not meant to be insulting,)

Last night I was watching a bunch of stand-up comedians, in TV coverage
of a comedy festival. I like that sort of comedy, but I get awfully sick
of the comedians' over-use of taboo language.
It doesn't offend me. Not in that way. But it gets awfully boring.

OK, I'll try not to do it too often.

Well, you pulled your punches up above.
[alt] Maybe that's your fucking opinion, but since I fucking retired
[alt] and never do shit like job interviews and have no pissing aunts,
[alt] bloody elderly or otherfuckingwise,
[alt] I swear like a fucking trooper any fucking time I fucking want.

Actually I thought of sending something like that, but I decided to save
myself the extra typing and didn't.

--
Ken

Quinn C

2021-01-29 22:49:07 UTC