tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post5307527134657844491..comments2023-08-01T05:26:06.539-05:00Comments on Unicorn Bell: I swear, Fantasy books make up words.Huntresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-67263080485295336532013-05-22T19:40:04.549-05:002013-05-22T19:40:04.549-05:00I love "penultimate". It's so much e...I love "penultimate". It's so much easier to say than "second to last".<br /><br />I have not had that problem. I guess I'm not reading enough fantasy...Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-8000648574397448662013-05-22T16:26:00.806-05:002013-05-22T16:26:00.806-05:00Der! If I'd thought about it for two minutes I...Der! If I'd thought about it for two minutes I would have known I had those gods all messed up! I watched that mini-series on the Vikings. And they talked about Loki and Thor a lot. So...der. :PAlicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-81645695448200147622013-05-22T10:51:32.513-05:002013-05-22T10:51:32.513-05:00It's less about the made up words than the mom...It's less about the made up words than the moments when China Meiville uses quite a lot of big words in his full literary mode.stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388674850920848503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-81496263180011797712013-05-22T09:01:52.020-05:002013-05-22T09:01:52.020-05:00Okay, get your gods straight Alicia: Thor is a Nor...Okay, get your gods straight Alicia: Thor is a Norse God, the guy with the hammer whose brother Loki, is always causing trouble. Olympus is where the Greek gods (Zeus, Hera, Athena, etc.)reside. Now, if the gods ever mingled, possibly Thor might be invited to Olympus, providing of course he left Loki at home, which would no doubt piss Loki off and result in some unfortunate event likely to cause a big war...hmm...that might be a fun story...<br /><br />:)mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-31393731461766204482013-05-22T07:50:31.853-05:002013-05-22T07:50:31.853-05:00This is true! We could start our own dictionary (e...This is true! We could start our own dictionary (especially of the swear words...complete with sources! I would totally buy that...)<br /><br />I realized I forgot to put the definition in.<br /><br />Penultimate means next to last. Second to last. Last, but one (if you want to be dramatic about it...)<br />Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-2244575148542209402013-05-22T06:20:57.620-05:002013-05-22T06:20:57.620-05:00But if we all use these invented words, they will ...But if we all use these invented words, they will eventually become real. "Google" wasn't a word, and now it's even become a verb. <br /><br />English is awesome that way.blankenship.louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541461775158369620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-37654351535379197842013-05-22T02:38:35.106-05:002013-05-22T02:38:35.106-05:00LOL; well, mostly I've adopted unique swear wo...LOL; well, mostly I've adopted unique swear words from fantasy novels :)<br /><br />But yeah, I've read some novels and gained an understanding of the verbiage, and later found out it was all made up. I was disappointed not to be able to use those words in scrabble.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-48443915697207663332013-05-22T02:03:56.840-05:002013-05-22T02:03:56.840-05:00I always though Penultimate was last ... whatever ...I always though Penultimate was last ... whatever it may be ... task, choice, quest.<br /><br />@ T.L. Bodine:<br />A "destrier" is a warhorse (they carried knights and were really expensive) and "garron" is a type of pony. Mountain or highlands, I forget which.<br /><br />I'm always getting doublet and jerkin confused with each other. I think jerkin is the leather jacket and doublet is a padded shirt.<br />I know that greaves are, basically, shin guards (the things you learn in RPG games, I swear).<br /><br />Yes, I is a geek. ^_^Aldrea Alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05652344290376563676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-78850126190548266762013-05-21T23:14:16.041-05:002013-05-21T23:14:16.041-05:00I always have the problem of never knowing if some...I always have the problem of never knowing if something is just made up, or if it's a real word/object that I just completely had never heard of. <br /><br />I ran into that all the time with GRRM so I'm glad you mention it. I'm still not entirely sure whether "destrier" and "garron" are real words. Also I know absolutely nothing about clothing, so when I read fantasy or period pieces describing garb, I have no idea what any of it is. Jerkin? Doublet? Greaves? idefk. <br /><br />My favorite, though, was when I read A Swiftly Tilting Planet as a kid. Years later I would be taking a biology class in high school and my eyes would get big when I realized, HOLY CRAP, mitochondria are real!tlbodinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334888426768433724noreply@blogger.com