Sujet : Re: Samuel Johnson born (18/9/1705) De : kehoea (at) *nospam* parhasard.net (Aidan Kehoe) Groupes :sci.lang Date : 18. Sep 2024, 15:39:40 Autres entêtes Message-ID :<87jzf9f5cz.fsf@parhasard.net> References :1 User-Agent : Gnus/5.101 (Gnus v5.10.10) XEmacs/21.5-b35 (Linux-aarch64)
Ar an t-ochtú lá déag de mí Méan Fómhair, scríobh Ross Clark:
> [...] One example of a bad choice by Johnson which has been discussed here > (or on a.u.e.) is the very peculiar spelling of "ache". It seems to have > been influenced by his belief that the word was of Greek origin. Recently I > have come across a couple of other examples of how Johnson's etymological > misapprehensions influenced his spellings for the worse. Can't find them > right now.
Oh well, in matters of judgement you need to make a judgement, and as with anything, occasionally it will be wrong.
> Crystal's pick for a Johnsonian definition to exemplify "brevity, fulness and > perspicuity": > > Sorry > Grieved for something past. It is generally used of slight or casual > miscarriages or vexations, but sometimes of greater things. It does not imply > any long continuance of grief.
That’s a good choice on Crystal’s part.
-- ‘As I sat looking up at the Guinness ad, I could never figure out / How your man stayed up on the surfboard after fourteen pints of stout’ (C. Moore)