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09-28-2016, 05:18 PM #1Historically Inquisitive
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Lost razor case, tortoise shell scales and silver eyes...
From The Pennsylvania Gazette, October 26, 1738.
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Tried looking up the definition of this word "Miflaid",, could not really get a clear answer. I guess it means stolen?
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09-28-2016, 05:39 PM #3Historically Inquisitive
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No it doesnt, the word is mislaid.In olde english that f is called a long s.
Originally Posted by Hirlau
Tried looking up the definition of this word "Miflaid",, could not really get a clear answer. I guess it means stolen?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_s
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That's a crazy looking "S",,,,
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Mislaid... maybe.
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Neat article. This was also equivalent to 1 pound 10 shillings - quite a sum of money - over $150 today. Probably all the razors this barber owned and therefore his livelihood.
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They used this style both in the Declaration and on the original continental currency - not sure where it came from but you can see they use that next to a regular cursive 's' in the word 'necessary'. Originally Posted by Hirlau
That's a crazy looking "S",,,,
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Yeah, I read a lot of facsimile editions of 17th century sermon collections that have the long s, v in place of U, I in place of J. After a page or two it becomes easy. Originally Posted by Martin103
Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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09-28-2016, 11:12 PM #9
That's easy. Language evolves over time. Try reading the Canterbury Tales in olde english.
No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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Or the Wycliffe Bible circa 1382 to 1395. Originally Posted by thebigspendur
Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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