Guys let me tell you about the centipedes!
( Cut for those who do not want to hear about centipedes, although it is sort of an entertaining story )

Our assignment is to take one single word that Chaucer uses and analyze it in context.  Sometimes he may use it ironically, sometimes its use will be telling of other things about the speaker ( Read more... )

Going back through the House of Fame today, as I probably will every day until Tuesday so that I don't fail this quiz.  I've been through a few times now (although this is the first time I'm transcribing) and every time this series of lines keeps jumping out at me and making me laugh.  They make perfect sense in Middle English, but when read with ( Read more... )