http://blog.oup.com/2012/06/children-etymologists-and-heffalumps/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:47:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.oup.com/2012/06/children-etymologists-and-heffalumps/#comment-388287 Monthly etymology gleanings for June 2012 | OUPblog Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:40:29 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=25961#comment-388287 [...] on adverbs, spelling, and cool dudes in Australia. I was also grateful for friendly remarks on the Pippi post and the German text of Lindgren Astrid’s book (in German, spunk, the Swedish name of the bug with [...] [...] on adverbs, spelling, and cool dudes in Australia. I was also grateful for friendly remarks on the Pippi post and the German text of Lindgren Astrid’s book (in German, spunk, the Swedish name of the bug with [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/06/children-etymologists-and-heffalumps/#comment-288990 Francesca Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:13:27 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=25961#comment-288990 In the most widely available Italian translation no adaptation was made and the original word "spunk" was retained. An unusual choice, considering the target audience (children) and that the original translation was made at the time when English (or, in this case, English-looking) words were not so common in Italy – most Italian words end with a vowel and k is not part of the Italian alphabet. In the most widely available Italian translation no adaptation was made and the original word “spunk” was retained. An unusual choice, considering the target audience (children) and that the original translation was made at the time when English (or, in this case, English-looking) words were not so common in Italy – most Italian words end with a vowel and k is not part of the Italian alphabet.

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/06/children-etymologists-and-heffalumps/#comment-281297 OUPblog » Blog Archive » Real ‘spunk’ Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:30:35 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=25961#comment-281297 [...] was no word spunk in Swedish until Pippi coined it (an event recently celebrated in this blog), but in English it has existed since at least the sixteenth century. It is surrounded by a host of [...] [...] was no word spunk in Swedish until Pippi coined it (an event recently celebrated in this blog), but in English it has existed since at least the sixteenth century. It is surrounded by a host of [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/06/children-etymologists-and-heffalumps/#comment-279641 Janes'_kid Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:49:41 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=25961#comment-279641 I saw a woozles cavorting with a heffalumps. They were hard to distinguish as they both looked a little like a snark, or was it a boojum? I forgot. I saw a woozles cavorting with a heffalumps. They were hard to distinguish as they both looked a little like a snark, or was it a boojum? I forgot.

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/06/children-etymologists-and-heffalumps/#comment-279603 Marc Leavitt Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:58:55 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=25961#comment-279603 Off the topic, I always thought that Eeyore's name was a bit too precious, until it occurred to me that Milne spoke non-rhotic English. Suddenly a great light burst upon me, and I understood all. Off the topic, I always thought that Eeyore’s name was a bit too precious, until it occurred to me that Milne spoke non-rhotic English. Suddenly a great light burst upon me, and I understood all.

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