Suth Moot Four
Jan. 30th, 2012 12:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
catsidheA question: what the hell should I teach?
I'm down to do Heraldic Consultation, and I've suggested that I could do an Introduction to the Irish and Old English Annals (ie., what they are, when they're from, what sources were used, when our existing transcriptions are from, what we can learn from them, difficulties in extracting useful data from them, ...), and Write your own name in an appropriate hand, ie., beginner's calligraphy to bring people up to the level of literacy most of them could have expected in period.
Mim suggests Beginners Knotwork again... but I don't know how much interest there is, and most of what I would be doing is pointing to Aidan Meehan's books, and saying "do what he says."
I could teach Latin, or Old English, or Middle English, or Irish, or an overview of European linguistics, but ... how many people would show, and what would I need to assume of existing knowledge, and how far could I meaningfully get in even a two hour session anyway?
Gah. Suggestions?
I'm down to do Heraldic Consultation, and I've suggested that I could do an Introduction to the Irish and Old English Annals (ie., what they are, when they're from, what sources were used, when our existing transcriptions are from, what we can learn from them, difficulties in extracting useful data from them, ...), and Write your own name in an appropriate hand, ie., beginner's calligraphy to bring people up to the level of literacy most of them could have expected in period.
Mim suggests Beginners Knotwork again... but I don't know how much interest there is, and most of what I would be doing is pointing to Aidan Meehan's books, and saying "do what he says."
I could teach Latin, or Old English, or Middle English, or Irish, or an overview of European linguistics, but ... how many people would show, and what would I need to assume of existing knowledge, and how far could I meaningfully get in even a two hour session anyway?
Gah. Suggestions?
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Date: 2012-01-30 02:07 am (UTC)Given I end up doing more heraldic consultation at events between classes or at meals, I'm not sure how useful a set time is. I'm on the fence there as there are some advantages to a set time and place where people can find you.
A session entitled "Latin: Machine translators don't work so come talk to a human" might get some interest given some discussions on Facebook recently. Perhaps with a subtitle "(and Old English/Irish too)".
Good luck! I won't be at Suth Moot as our second daughter is due that weekend.
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Date: 2012-01-30 02:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-30 03:05 am (UTC)Step two: don't get pre-eclampsia.
Step three: don't get placenta previa.
Step four: do your best not to have a breech or athwart presentation.
Step five: do your best not to have twins, triplets, or more.
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Step n: don't forget to deliver the placenta. All of it.
Step n+1: don't get an infection.
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Step n+m: if you do all of this, you may survive. Congratulations. The advanced class will be in period birth control and abortifacients. Don't let the priest find out.
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Date: 2012-01-30 06:45 am (UTC)(Which AFAIK is one of two situations where medieval medical texts discussed the disease, the other was surgery and amputations. Nothing about stepping on rusty nails. Sorry, pet peeve.)
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Date: 2012-01-30 11:32 am (UTC)(Off to a mundane hospital for any complications, of course.)
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Date: 2012-01-30 03:06 am (UTC)I know of one, but are there others I should be
scaredaware of?(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-30 04:05 am (UTC)1. OP (non-Latin speaker) asks for Latin translation of pithy phrase/motto
2. Well-meaning non-Latin speaker pastes machine (non-)translation
3. Latinist politely derides machine translation and provides better translation
Then repeat any mixture of the following ad nauseam omnium:
4. Latinist (same or different one) polishes translation
5. Not-so-Latinist gives poor translation with claims of superiority
6. Latinist (reposting or a new one) attempts to correct N-s-L without being (too) rude
None to be scared of, unless your tolerance for well-meaning ignorance is used up for the day. None recent enough to be worried being aware of either.
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Date: 2012-01-30 06:40 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-30 03:07 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-01-30 02:30 am (UTC)