tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4160938980846973227..comments2024-03-28T14:33:26.011-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: The Book of Lost WordsJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7240728606015776632019-01-15T13:18:12.671-05:002019-01-15T13:18:12.671-05:00Oh, Robert MacFarlane once tweeted one of my favor...Oh, Robert MacFarlane once tweeted one of my favorite words: glisk, which is "a glitter of sunlight; a glow of heat from a fire; a glint or twinkle in a person's eye. Figuratively, a glimpse of the good, a brief burst of warmth or hope." Now that's a word to keep in your pocket, isn't it?SEMSLibraryLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02772567745643308189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49506179161510692982019-01-14T10:32:22.087-05:002019-01-14T10:32:22.087-05:00Sally's comment about not being able to read ...Sally's comment about not being able to read an old book or do historical research made me think about how cursive writing is also being phased out in some school districts and how awful it would be if children (and adults) could not read old documents and letters in the future. Some things simply should not be allowed to be lost. LC Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055996189988961428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52266064027278868752019-01-13T22:00:28.223-05:002019-01-13T22:00:28.223-05:00Thanks! We sure didn't play that in California...Thanks! We sure didn't play that in California in the 50s and 60s - but then, we didn't have horse chestnuts, either...<br />Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65805076306186936602019-01-13T19:33:08.107-05:002019-01-13T19:33:08.107-05:00I'm shocked at this and so glad you told us ab...I'm shocked at this and so glad you told us about it. I don't understand how these beautiful things from nature can be considered irrelevant with all the lovely connotations and memories they inspire.Carol Pouliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07768489711605818419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45972772664678910722019-01-13T19:09:22.830-05:002019-01-13T19:09:22.830-05:00How can they remove RAVEN of all words, given the ...How can they remove RAVEN of all words, given the bird (and thus the word's) historical connection with the Tower of London and protecting the crown? At least kids will still be able to google these words. Sigh...Ritter Ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061350506378402974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46602902492364117032019-01-13T16:50:22.658-05:002019-01-13T16:50:22.658-05:00City kids see nature, too. My street is lined wit...City kids see nature, too. My street is lined with oak trees, and the lawns with dandelions. We should keep all the words. What if someone wants to read an old book or do historical research? Try to read something in Old English and imagine how much harder if you can't look up the words!Sally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45835195961312374712019-01-13T15:42:26.526-05:002019-01-13T15:42:26.526-05:00And I notice autocorrect changed conkers to confer...And I notice autocorrect changed conkers to confers and tried to do so again right now! Autocorrect is a term I could do without!Authorrhysbowen@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844065473614874365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44221234566956309352019-01-13T15:40:09.899-05:002019-01-13T15:40:09.899-05:00And no more whomping ones at Hogworts!And no more whomping ones at Hogworts!Authorrhysbowen@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844065473614874365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1211936566577076572019-01-13T15:37:45.415-05:002019-01-13T15:37:45.415-05:00David, my father used to make up words similar to ...David, my father used to make up words similar to obstreperous . He'd say " don't be so aquenotious' and similarly ridiculous words that I took for gospel until I tried to look them up in the dictionary!Authorrhysbowen@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844065473614874365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43595076181988359272019-01-13T15:33:21.212-05:002019-01-13T15:33:21.212-05:00I knew that the name was French but did not know i...I knew that the name was French but did not know it was intentionally introduced . I love that we are always learning things on this blogAuthorrhysbowen@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844065473614874365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76782697202515814102019-01-13T15:17:57.462-05:002019-01-13T15:17:57.462-05:00This is the definition of ironic! They are deleti...This is the definition of ironic! They are deleting words kids might not know, to replace them with words every kid DOES know and uses daily. I'm thankful for the beautiful new book with lush illustrations and beautiful poetry, but as for the reason it was written? Pfffft.Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459722324833531613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15472794813803257922019-01-13T15:06:11.051-05:002019-01-13T15:06:11.051-05:00What? Those are very important words, and words y...What? Those are very important words, and words you should be learning as a kid.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78212570913960007552019-01-13T13:38:02.230-05:002019-01-13T13:38:02.230-05:00When we lose words, we lose history. Take "d...When we lose words, we lose history. Take "dandelion." There is no Old English word for this flower. Both name and plant arrived in England from medieval France ("dent de lion," lion's tooth). So we know that dandelions were not a roadside weed in Anglo-Saxon times, but were intentionally introduced into Norman English households, no doubt for culinary purposes. Like many common plant names, dandelion is descriptive. If you've watched the MGM lion roar, you've seen the sharp curve in the dandelion's leaf.<br /><br />Thus endeth my sermon.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068958022000249230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43351132212259652752019-01-13T12:25:51.947-05:002019-01-13T12:25:51.947-05:00It's impossible to finish many New York Times ...It's impossible to finish many New York Times crossword puzzles without Newts and Efts.David Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144607647071920674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7384802945535682019-01-13T12:18:14.138-05:002019-01-13T12:18:14.138-05:00What a beautiful book but how upsetting that it ha...What a beautiful book but how upsetting that it had to be written. I don't understand how acorn can be replaced by broadband. This makes no sense to me. In my mind, acorns are forever but broadband, given how technology morphs and changes, is not. Right? Ugh, I need to go put my head down.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71167332758419157672019-01-13T12:03:05.074-05:002019-01-13T12:03:05.074-05:00I'm gobsmacked (probably another word not in t...I'm gobsmacked (probably another word not in the "dictionary".<br /><br />There's not a word there that I don't consider essential to understand in the world around us. I suppose if one is raised in the inner city and never leaves that neighborhood, and never cares about what they can't see, then many these words may not be relevant, but what about the rest of the Juniors, not to mention <i>knowledge</i>???<br /><br />I went to Barnes & Noble to buy this book this morning. They didn't have it but offered to order it, take about two weeks. Good grief. Amazon will have it here Tuesday.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32572222473347869862019-01-13T12:01:19.030-05:002019-01-13T12:01:19.030-05:00I am appalled!
Is this like the joke about the NYT...I am appalled!<br />Is this like the joke about the NYTimes "all the news that's fit to print" saying "all the news that fits"?!<br />Let the mourning continue.<br />Libby DoddUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967590242114956411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28257843912242438252019-01-13T11:58:34.297-05:002019-01-13T11:58:34.297-05:00Shalom Reds and fans. When I was a kid and even no...Shalom Reds and fans. When I was a kid and even now, I loved the book Many Moons by James Thurber. It was about a little princess who became ill from eating a surfeit of raspberry tarts. To this day, I love the word surfeit. (I loaned the book to a friend of mine and her son wanted to know what the word ‘ill’ meant. I remember Dr. Seuss had an alphabet book called On Beyond Zebra, I think. It was a book about made up letters needed to spell made up things. <br /><br />I must admit I get annoyed when people start using nouns as verbs and verbs as adjectives. But now I may have to reconsider.<br /><br />When I was a kid and would argue passionately with my dad about something, he might say to me, “David, why do you have to be so obstreperous.” I am sure the first time, I had no idea what it meant, however, I learned soon enough. <br /><br />I remember being perhaps ten, and I was so fascinated with the pool table at the local community center. I saved my allowance for the longest time (I think my dad matched what I could save) and purchased my own pool cue. It was two pieces that fit in a carrying case and you would screw the pieces together when playing. Some of the older kids wanted to bully me into letting them use it to take their shots but they weren’t treating it with the care I thought it deserved. They would contend with me and ask “Why not?” and I would answer, “That’s my ‘prerogative’.” It was months til I heard the end of that. <br /><br />Now that I've started reading police procedurals set in England, if I am using my Amazon Kindle app I can access the dictionary by just highlighting the word. I do it for just those words that seem to be particularly important otherwise it would disrupt the flow of the reading. I love words.<br />David Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144607647071920674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86848977458490605592019-01-13T11:54:16.059-05:002019-01-13T11:54:16.059-05:00And "autocorrect" is tied in there somew...And "autocorrect" is tied in there somewhere too...Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29723221845583732652019-01-13T11:49:46.436-05:002019-01-13T11:49:46.436-05:00Absolutely!!!Absolutely!!!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2487379608374524942019-01-13T11:35:50.468-05:002019-01-13T11:35:50.468-05:00Adding this to the column under the heading "...Adding this to the column under the heading "Stuff I Don't Understand". <br /><br />I mourn the loss of intelligence, full stop.Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38108526270411443212019-01-13T11:30:11.272-05:002019-01-13T11:30:11.272-05:00What?!? Acorn? Willow? Dandelion? I'm stunned...What?!? Acorn? Willow? Dandelion? I'm stunned. I love all of these words! This makes me sad. Yet, the book is so beautiful. And a brilliant concept. I will have to get this book! Thank you for sharing it with us.Jess Montgomeryhttp://www.jessmontgomeryauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64004982040904977452019-01-13T11:27:34.595-05:002019-01-13T11:27:34.595-05:00If every time there are 40 new words we must delet...If every time there are 40 new words we must delete 40 "old words," we are headed down a very strange, dark, and scary road, a road where knowledge and memory and the ability to accurately express oneself is lost. 😪LC Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055996189988961428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47811381984606149242019-01-13T11:18:21.511-05:002019-01-13T11:18:21.511-05:00I am surprised that these words were removed! I w...I am surprised that these words were removed! I wonder why. I want to read the Lost Words book. In my opinion, I think these words needs to remain in the dictionary. A friend named their dog Starling. And there is a novel titled "Mozart's Starling".<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35842111855657640672019-01-13T11:03:00.825-05:002019-01-13T11:03:00.825-05:00How in the world are these words considered useles...How in the world are these words considered useless?<br /><br />Acorn - You see those lying around on the ground around trees here all the time.<br /><br />Adder - I think it would be important to have a word to describe a snake that could kill you.<br /><br />Bluebell - If nothing else, it's the first name of a creamery for crying out loud!<br /><br />Bramble - Didn't Hallmark make a movie called "A Bramble House Christmas" in the last couple of years? So I guess we just have to retitle it "A House Christmas" now.<br /><br />Conker - I admit, I had to look this one up. Which apparently I can't do with the Oxford Junior Dictionary anymore.<br /><br />Dandelion and Fern - Wouldn't it be nice to be able to put a name to these flower/plant thingamajigs?<br /><br />Heather - Apparently we can't identify this plant either. Much less refer to an old friend of mine with that name.<br /><br /><br />Heron - What is that long legged bird in the water called? Oh, I guess we don't know anymore.<br /><br /><br />Ivy - So young people shouldn't know what that stuff growing on the walls of Wrigley Field in Chicago are called? Is the name of the DC Comics villainess now just Poison?<br /><br /><br />Kingfisher and Lark - Boy, birdwatching is getting its butt kicked with this list isn't it?<br /><br /><br />Magpie - Another bird species bites the dust and apparently that Anthony Horowitz mystery is being retitled "The Murders".<br /><br /><br />Newt - Boy, J.K. Rowling must be ticked about this one. I hope no young people are watching those Fantastic Beasts movies, they won't understand the lead character's name now. And I guess teen witches are screwed since the spellcasting will now just call for Eye of...<br /><br /><br />Otter - Seriously? Don't they need to know the name of the creature in all those videos that noted mystery critic Oline Cogdill posts on her Facebook page?<br /><br /><br />Raven - No more NFL team in Baltimore I guess. And I'm curious to know who now quoths "Nevermore"?<br /><br /><br />Starling - When does the national birdwatching group start their protesting?<br /><br /><br />Weasel - Another animal goes nameless, and people use a great insult to describe scumbag people they know.<br /><br /><br />Willow - Apparently those trees are just going to be known as weeping now? Oh, and I guess one of the girls from a family of daughters I coached in basketball is now nameless.<br /><br /><br />I'm not necessarily the wordiest of wordsmiths, but I at least KNOW the darn words. And young people should too. They should not mind being held to the higher standard of having a vocabulary, they should mind being held to the lower standard that the Oxford Junior Dictionary seems to be establishing for them.<br />Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.com