Word Hoard
Word Hoard
Words are fascinating. Changing a word, or even changing the emphasis on a word, changes the whole meaning of the sentence.
Let’s start off with the title of this particular category, Word Hoard. Yeah, I cheated as it’s two words, but some people do say it as one…!
The famous poem Beowulf has a line:
That noblest of men answered him; the leader of the warrior band unlocked his wordhoard.
The term is Anglo-Saxon, or even possibly earlier. In times when the average person’s vocabulary was considerably less than ours, anyone with a good word knowledge was regarded as more powerful, cleverer. The concept behind this is explained by Dr. Nokes in this post:
http://unlocked-wordhoard.blogspot.com/2007/10/drouts-beowulf-basics.html
The post also provides a link to a discussion on Beowulf Basics, for those that might be interested.
So, share your words with us! It’s probably best to start a new post but you can do it in the comments if you prefer. You can use any words you like. They don’t have to ancient, or clever, or even really unusual, they just need to be words that interest you. So come on - lets unlock our own word hoards, shall we?
Words are fascinating. Changing a word, or even changing the emphasis on a word, changes the whole meaning of the sentence.
Let’s start off with the title of this particular category, Word Hoard. Yeah, I cheated as it’s two words, but some people do say it as one…!
The famous poem Beowulf has a line:
That noblest of men answered him; the leader of the warrior band unlocked his wordhoard.
The term is Anglo-Saxon, or even possibly earlier. In times when the average person’s vocabulary was considerably less than ours, anyone with a good word knowledge was regarded as more powerful, cleverer. The concept behind this is explained by Dr. Nokes in this post:
http://unlocked-wordhoard.blogspot.com/2007/10/drouts-beowulf-basics.html
The post also provides a link to a discussion on Beowulf Basics, for those that might be interested.
So, share your words with us! It’s probably best to start a new post but you can do it in the comments if you prefer. You can use any words you like. They don’t have to ancient, or clever, or even really unusual, they just need to be words that interest you. So come on - lets unlock our own word hoards, shall we?