Mar. 1st, 2008

[identity profile] thursdaystgiles.livejournal.com
I'm a horrible lurker, but I love this comm so much, and everyone in it, and I do hope you can help!
So, for my English 351: History of the English Language course, our term paper is to create a lexicon based on a fandom with which we are familiar/of which we are fond--anything that has created its own sort of vocabulary. I chose Jeeves and Wooster, and have begun compiling a list of terms. Of course there is some old school British slang, and some pure Wodehousian language, but the problem is, I've only "Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit," "Right Ho, Jeeves," "My Man Jeeves," and Wodehouse's "Miscellany." As such, I feel my list is really incomplete, and I don't always understand what the words mean. Behind the cut you will find my list. If you have any insight, or know of any Wodehouse lexicons online which I might reference, I would be eternally grateful. And no worries, this is not only allowed, but encouraged by my prof.
Be warned, this is kinda long, and in no way complete. Half of it is formatted properly, the other half just has vague notes. I'm also trying to keep it in Bertie's voice, therefore some of the words are regular words, but I'm giving them a definition from Bertie's POV, like aunt.
An Incomplete List )
[identity profile] goddessofwords.livejournal.com
With all the gorgeous art that people here are creating, I feel ridiculous posting these. But if anyone's interested in my humble efforts, here they are. Much thanks to [livejournal.com profile] ironicbees for helping me figure out dip pens!

From "Joy in the Morning"

Various other sketches

Suggestions for improvement are very welcome.

On a related note, does anyone remember any physical description of Bingo?

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