tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post89508148076978568..comments2021-03-22T11:18:21.028-07:00Comments on Keiko Amano's Blog: Mask Partykeiko amanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-15189840342819767132012-02-21T08:47:23.048-08:002012-02-21T08:47:23.048-08:00Keiko and Vincent, I've enjoyed following you...Keiko and Vincent, I've enjoyed following your discussion. <br />I agree with Vincent about what you wrote about writing with special pens and renewed appreciation. Often I prefer writing with pen or pencil in hand first for physically connecting with the words, seeing them, moving them, crossing out, erasing The small poems I've written recently were written in a children's sketch Rebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117210892683574784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-73969186102677048702012-02-20T14:03:02.291-08:002012-02-20T14:03:02.291-08:00Thank you, Vincent. It's all so interesting b...Thank you, Vincent. It's all so interesting because we live in the internet age. ancient, classical, and modern documents are more and more available, so definitely accessing data and scholarship combined, it's possible to do a great job in research. But the fact that all those words people use but only 34 root words exist is fascinating.<br /><br />Because what you wrote is keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-86888985748853443972012-02-20T01:26:42.081-08:002012-02-20T01:26:42.081-08:00I followed up that link to zwischenzugs' blog ...I followed up that link to zwischenzugs' blog and found his statistics interesting but suspicious. After all, he acknowledges himself to be an "IT professional"--like both of us, Keiko!--rather than a literary scholar. I feel that others have done different analyses. <br /><br />And the idea that Shakespeare invented more words than anyone else comes from the Oxford English Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-70062786808369182242012-02-20T00:33:41.497-08:002012-02-20T00:33:41.497-08:00Below is what Andrew wrote. He is the artistic di...Below is what Andrew wrote. He is the artistic director of Yokohama Theatre group.<br /><br />"Actually, I'm not sure how it was counted, but the real number is significantly less than 54,000. Some estimates peg it at 17,000, but it could be lower.<br /><br />It really depends on how you count. Are fish, fishing, fished, fisher separate words? Or do we only count the root word, fish? keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-73086895801713003592012-02-20T00:08:50.259-08:002012-02-20T00:08:50.259-08:00FYI, on FB, Andrew gave me this site about Shakesp...FYI, on FB, Andrew gave me this site about Shakespeare's vocabulary .<br /><br />http://zwischenzugs.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/shakespeare_unexceptional_vocabulary/keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-69393363735890817432012-02-20T00:08:23.337-08:002012-02-20T00:08:23.337-08:00I was reading yesterday something by George Steine...I was reading yesterday something by George Steiner ("Language and Silence", a book of essays) and he says:<br /><br />"Not including taxonomic lists (the names of all species of beetle, for instance) it is estimated that the English language at present contains some 600,000 words. Elizabethan English is thought to have had only 150,000. But these rough figures are deceptive. Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-62663271659472505562012-02-19T22:25:28.082-08:002012-02-19T22:25:28.082-08:00Vincent and Rebb,
I wrote 54000 working words, bu...Vincent and Rebb,<br /><br />I wrote 54000 working words, but maybe 5400. I'm not sure, but I thought we have more words today, so working words should be more also.keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-85830890921828329802012-02-19T21:32:39.004-08:002012-02-19T21:32:39.004-08:00Wow, that John Branyan got to the soul of Shakespe...Wow, that John Branyan got to the soul of Shakespeare in his narration! Thank you so much for the link to an inspired and inspiring performance. Poor Shakespeare languishes on my shelf unread, mainly because the volume (complete works) is too big to carry around.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-76399824997998083532012-02-19T16:12:05.960-08:002012-02-19T16:12:05.960-08:00Rebb,
That's exactly I thought when I saw tha...Rebb,<br /><br />That's exactly I thought when I saw that beautiful pen. But I think it makes us feel special and writing is precious. By going through with extra effort, dipping in ink, feeling the special pen, we can renew our appreciation for words we have acquired. I heard Shakespeare had 54,000 working words, but today, we use only 3,000. This s the video in which I heard it.<br /><keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-54046544962422032992012-02-19T15:05:57.358-08:002012-02-19T15:05:57.358-08:00Keiko, It looks like you had a fun time and you to...Keiko, It looks like you had a fun time and you took great photos. What a colorful bunch! I too admire that pen. I would be afraid I might break it.Rebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117210892683574784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-85340507890523962402012-02-19T14:48:06.239-08:002012-02-19T14:48:06.239-08:00Vincent,
What a surprise! Thank you for your gue...Vincent,<br /><br />What a surprise! Thank you for your guest appearance!!! <br /><br />It so happened that I took the top picture in the Thursday meetup. Lewis is our new member and I was impressed that he was writing using ink. He is the Darth Vader in the photos. He is young. The pen looks crystal or glass even the tip, and I thought about ZACL's blog that she talked about crystal or keiko amanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009453048859594709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8359240399655245601.post-64864044087906515152012-02-19T12:59:25.331-08:002012-02-19T12:59:25.331-08:00A wonderful set of photos. Some of the party-goers...A wonderful set of photos. Some of the party-goers look more exotic in themselves than the masks they wear. <br /><br />Can you tell me more about that glass pen in your first photo? Do you use it a lot?Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.com