tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post6371003831781757369..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?M.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-24742313397387836772017-09-04T21:22:17.435+01:002017-09-04T21:22:17.435+01:00As someone who is very new to studying the languag...As someone who is very new to studying the language rather than merely spouting it, I have to admit that I did not know this either. Though, I've never read Shakespeare. I am not quite to that level yet!Derrick G. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742966885963576567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-25968915430856221352009-11-28T20:32:23.026+00:002009-11-28T20:32:23.026+00:00Words are very much like mini-cheddars. We forget ...Words are very much like mini-cheddars. We forget that everything used to be so huge as to destroy the unwary psyche through the Power Of Size.M.H. Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-21483869546260281412009-11-28T20:00:25.344+00:002009-11-28T20:00:25.344+00:00It reminds me of something a student of mine wrote...It reminds me of something a student of mine wrote in an essay once: <br /><br />"As we all know, Shakespeare liked to use big words". <br /><br />Is this true, or were words generally bigger back then- i.e. Shakespeare was using normal-sized words which appear big to us today because the words we use have shrunk.Everet Lapel (P.hD)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14191121752821385700noreply@blogger.com