Names, naming and words

Leslie/Lesley, Francis/Frances…

Names, naming and words by LoisFebruary 17, 2015September 11, 2018

Cheapskate!

Names, naming and words by LoisFebruary 14, 2015

Lug

Names, naming and words by LoisFebruary 7, 2015

Where does dog come from?

Names, naming and words by LoisJanuary 10, 2015

The Radwinter series by LoisJanuary 9, 2015September 15, 2018

Ophelia, Desdemona, Juliet and… Virgilia?

I was trying to find a name for two minor characters in my novel; I don’t think they will make any more than a fleeting appearance, but even so, I want to them to have the right sort of name, and a name which would be ‘normal’ for when they were born. It would […]

Townlands, field names and featuures

Places by LoisJanuary 8, 2015September 11, 2018

Names, naming and words by LoisJanuary 6, 2015

Our conversation classes

Each week I volunteer to teach English conversation to people whose first language isn’t English. We have great fun and I’m sure we improve people’s language abilities and help them understand something about our culture as well as English. I have written an introductory guide-book for new volunteers, and this is the first part of […]

Learning another language

Names, naming and words by LoisJanuary 1, 2015

Names, naming and words by LoisDecember 28, 2014December 29, 2014

Baaa!

I was talking about sheep’s cheese, and other sheepy things, including the lovely wool that Icelandic sheep have; I wished I had bought some while I was there, we saw some great balls of wool in a shop in Reykjavik, and I could have had a go at knitting something… A friend showed us some holiday photos which […]

Names, naming and words by LoisDecember 26, 2014

Something about socks

I love socks, especially stripy ones… these ones aren’t stripy but they are two of a dozen odd socks my daughter gave me for Christmas They are amazing I love them! There are no pairs so every time you put them on you have different feet! The origin of the word comes maybe from Ancient […]