HARDY FORUM ARCHIVE HO3006 1/16/03 "JANUARY 2003 NOTES AND QUERIES"
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Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:21:45 -0500
Subject: Re: Hardy's Usage
From: "Philip & Andrea Allingham" <apalling@tbaytel.net>
In most respects, despite his penchant for coined words and archaisms in
verse, in prose Hardy's usage was generally Standard, although he tended to
use less internal punctuation than most modern writers. While I find Ellis
Peters' tendency never to use the semi-colon annoying at times, Hardy's
occasional split infinitive does not usually grate upon the ear or offend
the eye. Is there a reference work that analyzes the fine points of Hardy's
usage? This is not a fey query since I am part of a group conducting a usage
survey among "professional communicators"; naturally, I am starting with
pre-service English teachers.
Philip Allingham,
Faculty of Education,
Lakehead University,
Thunder Bay, Ontario,
Canada.
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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 09:59:18 -0400
From: mary rimmer <mrimmer@unb.ca>
Subject: Re: Hardy's Usage
Just a note about the split infinitive: Fowler, of all people, not only
condones but actually recommends splitting the infinitive, claiming that the
rule which forbids it derives from languages other than English and works
against the logic of English syntax. So Hardy's split infinitives really
shouldn't grate on the ear!
Mary Rimmer
Dept. of English
University of New Brunswick
P.O. Box 4400
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5A3
(506) 458 7393/(506) 458 9592
fax: (506) 453 5069
mrimmer@unb.ca
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Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:21:45 -0500
Subject: Re: Hardy's Usage
From: "Philip & Andrea Allingham" <apalling@tbaytel.net>
In most respects, despite his penchant for coined words and archaisms in
verse, in prose Hardy's usage was generally Standard, although he tended to
use less internal punctuation than most modern writers. While I find Ellis
Peters' tendency never to use the semi-colon annoying at times, Hardy's
occasional split infinitive does not usually grate upon the ear or offend
the eye. Is there a reference work that analyzes the fine points of Hardy's
usage? This is not a fey query since I am part of a group conducting a usage
survey among "professional communicators"; naturally, I am starting with
pre-service English teachers.
Philip Allingham,
Faculty of Education,
Lakehead University,
Thunder Bay, Ontario,
Canada.
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Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 21:06:02 -0500
From: Rosemarie Morgan <rosemarie.morgan@yale.edu>
Subject: Re: Ooops!
Fact is, Oh Great Master! that your personal memos to fellow TTHA Directors
(accidentally dropped into the Forum "outbox") are so delightful and
warmhearted that I think we are beginning to wish such Hardyan
Accidents-of-Fate happened more often!
( can I book you for MY baggage-haul into Cambridge railroad station?)
Blessings,
Rosemarie
PS : -- Hear! Hear! to your comments on the Hardy Society meeting last
Saturday in Dorchester. Seems Michael Irwin (Kent Uni?) and David Selwyn
(Bristol) are also playing a large part in bringing back to Dorchester a
semblance of Hardyan "loving-kindness."
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From: "JULIAN WHIPPLE1" <JWWHIPPLE1@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: Ooops!
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 05:23:17 -0500
Dear Rosemarie, Bob et al.,
How heartening to read that the Society is now proceeding smoothly
thanks to Helen and Furze after such a stormy period. It makes me look
forward all the more to the conference in Cambridge, where the baggage will
presumably be lighter this year.
All best wishes,
Julian
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From: "Helen Gibson" <helen.gibson@ukgateway.net>
Subject: re: Ooops!
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 22:29:58 -0000
It is comforting to know that I am not the only person to do this!
Yes, the Hardy Society continues its activities and is fortunate indeed in having some very good people with the skills, energy and enthusiasm to help run its affairs. The February Journal will be out in a few weeks and we hope that people will enjoy their membership for 2003, and that as many as possible will be able to join us at various Hardy events .
More information is available on our website at www.hardysociety.org.
With best wishes to members of both organisations,
Helen Gibson
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Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 00:57:55 -0500
From: Rosemarie Morgan <rosemarie.morgan@yale.edu>
Subject: Re: Ooops!
Thank you Julian--
Here's to "Lighter Baggage" and a wonderful reunion at Cambridge!
Cheers
Rosemarie
PS -- We are still making some structural website changes here at Yale.
Please bear with us
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From: "deborah maltby" <maltbydk@hotmail.com>
Subject: Barnes Scholarship
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 21:25:57 +0000
Hello - I'm looking for recent (1980s-present) scholarship on William Barnes
- if any Hardy scholars also work with Barnes and know of good sources,
especially articles, I would be grateful to hear of them. I am especially
wondering if Barnes can be considered almost as much of a Romantic poet as a
Victorian? he seems to span the two.
Thanks!
Deborah Maltby
maltbydk@hotmail.com
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