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Sashadroogie · Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:45 pm Post subject: Archaic?

I have just come across this website. I find its explanatory notes extremely odd, to say the least. It claims that most of the words on its list are old and rare words used by Tolkien in his writings. However, I say that most of the words are really just what an averagely educated English speaker should know, or at least recognise.

What sayest the others amongst your number? Speak up now!

http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/words.html

johntpartee · Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 3258

I scrolled down to the "f"s and I knew (approximately) 75% of the words. I use a lot of them when I'm feeling particularly erudite.

Sashadroogie · Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 7:08 pm Post subject:

OK, JohnT. You are not a member of the ignoranti classes in that case : )

majestic58 · Joined: 08 Aug 2011 Posts: 19 Location: Canada

I'm with the two of you. I knew a large number of the words on the list, and USE a fair number of them fairly regularly...

johnslat · Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 1:49 pm Post subject:

I'm familiar with all of them and use many of them fairly often.

But then, I'm archaic myself. Very Happy

Whippersnappers may find some/many of them outdated - as some/many of them might find me to be, as well.

Regards,
John

johntpartee · Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 3258

I knew you'd eventually pounce on this topic, johnslat, and you did. Like a mongoose!

johnslat · Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 3:33 pm Post subject:

Dear johntpartee,

Just call me Rikki Tikki Tavi. And in his honor, these lrics, which may seem so appropriate in these times:

The Essential Donovan

Better get into what you gotta get into
Better get into it now, no slacking please
United Nations ain't really united
And the organization ain't really organized

Riki Tiki Tavi, mongoose is gone
Riki Tiki Tavi, mongoose is gone
Won't be coming around
For to kill your snakes no more my love
Riki Tiki Tavi mongoose is gone

Everybody who read the Jungle Book
Knows that Riki Tiki Tavi's a mongoose who kills snakes
When I was a young man I was led to believe
There were organizations to kill my snakes for me
IE, the church, IE, the government, IE, the school
But when I got a little older I learned how to kill them myself

I said, "I need to get Riki Tiki, mongoose is gone"
Riki Tiki Tavi, mongoose is gone
Won't be coming around for to kill your snakes, no more my love
Riki Tiki Tavi, mongoose is gone

People walking around, they don't know what they're doing
They been lost so long, they don't know what they're looking for
Well, I know what I'm looking for but I just can't find it
I guess I gotta look inside of myself some more

Oh oh oh, inside of myself some more, some more now
Oh oh oh, inside of myself some more

Riki Tiki Tavi, mongoose is gone
Riki Tiki Tavi, mongoose is gone
Riki Tiki Tavi, mongoose is gone
Riki Tiki Tavi, mongoose is gone, last time

I saw you today
You were going my way
Going my way"

Regards,
Don't Nag me John

johntpartee · Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 3258

So you Kipple, do you?

Kontradictory Kipling:

East is east and west is west and never the twain shall meet.

When the junk sails lift for the homeward drift and the east and the west are one.

You're a better man than I, Gunga John.

johnslat · Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 4:14 pm Post subject:

Dear johntpartee,

And I'll see you in hell, johntpartee:

"So I'll meet 'im later on
At the place where 'e is gone
Where it's always double drill and no canteen.
'E'll be squattin' on the coals
Givin' drink to poor damned souls,
An' I'll get a swig in hell from Gunga Din!"

Regards,
John, the water-bearer

coledavis · Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1838

I knew most of them. But then I still try to say railway station, try to and gain access to.