Posted by Ed Kiser on April 02, 2000 at 14:03:36 from MIAMB207-16.splitrock.net:
In Reply to: Re: Ransome's characters, in PAIRS posted by Peter H on March 31, 2000 at 12:37:08:
Being an American, and thus not acquainted with the oddities of
slang in other parts of the English speaking world, my usage of
"feeling Rogerish" was meant in only the most RANSOMEISH manner,
that is, pertaining to the character of Roger Walker. No other
meaning was intented. If there are those that got some other
meaning, a bit more racy perhaps, my apologies as such was never
my intention.
It just goes to show that we are indeed, "A common people,
separated only by our common language."
Now, back to figuring out strange words like "beck, tarn, fells,
screes, nobbut, nowt..." Some foreign language, obviously. Bad
enough to try to translate sailor-type terms, like "fitting the
pintles into the gudgeons" and "don't forget to mouse your sister-
hooks." But I've loved every minute of it...
Ed