tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185330878180221800.post6867976006475320403..comments2024-02-03T00:25:31.402-05:00Comments on Life's an art!: O is for Old EnglishFaith E. Houghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03823750019164801104noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185330878180221800.post-61968344350029208352012-04-18T08:27:53.270-04:002012-04-18T08:27:53.270-04:00Languages are just fascinating! Another of my wish...Languages are just fascinating! Another of my wishes I'll need to do in a separate lifetime. I'm trying to visit all the A-Z Challenge Blogs this month. My alphabet is at myqualityday.blogspot.comSharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185330878180221800.post-30556856846364356392012-04-17T14:34:16.452-04:002012-04-17T14:34:16.452-04:00We still cherish some of the grandeur of old Engli...We still cherish some of the grandeur of old English in our Mass and Prayer Books (1662, 1928). Appreciate them more for the decorum and respect.Its wonderful!Bishop Leo Michaelhttp://episcoblog.holycatholicanglican.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185330878180221800.post-20705475441598207582012-04-17T14:01:57.591-04:002012-04-17T14:01:57.591-04:00I do love how he incorporated his knowledge of lan...I do love how he incorporated his knowledge of language into his work.<br />Nutschell<br />www.thewritingnut.com<br />Happy A-Zing!nutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185330878180221800.post-65101199617371668432012-04-17T12:41:19.261-04:002012-04-17T12:41:19.261-04:00Ah to be one of his students ... thank goodness al...Ah to be one of his students ... thank goodness all these wonderful books survive because they are still our teachers. Books do transcend time.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185330878180221800.post-32846704408327495202012-04-17T12:28:06.778-04:002012-04-17T12:28:06.778-04:00Yes, just imagine being a fly on the wall in the s...Yes, just imagine being a fly on the wall in the same smoky drawing room with Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and T. S. Eliot.Sara Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347650970912643036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185330878180221800.post-86933557786254724272012-04-17T12:21:25.446-04:002012-04-17T12:21:25.446-04:00Old English fascinates me, because it's so unl...Old English fascinates me, because it's so unlike regular English! I had to read The Canterbury Tales in Middle English in College, and even that was practically impossible. Thank heavens for footnotes!Shalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185330878180221800.post-44519385130458888212012-04-17T11:57:22.678-04:002012-04-17T11:57:22.678-04:00I don't think I could ever learn Old English, ...I don't think I could ever learn Old English, since I would never use it, but I certainly hope it doesn't slip through our fingers as the world goes on. It certainly would be interesting to study. ;)Charlie N. Holmberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546802577363686054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185330878180221800.post-49111061806778864162012-04-17T11:35:51.125-04:002012-04-17T11:35:51.125-04:00Faith, what a gorgeous edition of THE HOBBIT. Mine...Faith, what a gorgeous edition of THE HOBBIT. Mine is a plain old, mass-market paperback. I love yours! Also a great Tolkien fan myself. Wouldn't it have been fun to be his student?Claire Catererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11535622375893186547noreply@blogger.com