tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post8289318468880348147..comments2024-03-29T09:09:24.834+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Uncleftish BeholdingKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-37747483321714297002023-01-14T23:15:47.950+00:002023-01-14T23:15:47.950+00:00Helstuff is plutonium.Helstuff is plutonium.Hugh Reidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-41679757391632970592023-01-14T23:12:49.588+00:002023-01-14T23:12:49.588+00:00Sorry, correction. Helium is sunstuff. Sorry, correction. Helium is sunstuff. Hugh Reidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-9033115662990502522023-01-14T18:06:14.964+00:002023-01-14T18:06:14.964+00:00Dear Mr. Reid,
Many thanks. I have wondered a tim...Dear Mr. Reid,<br /><br />Many thanks. I have wondered a time or two how English might have developed if there had been no Norman Conquest in 1066.<br /><br />Ad astra! SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-81435319708684417292023-01-14T11:42:01.004+00:002023-01-14T11:42:01.004+00:00helstuff is heliumhelstuff is heliumHugh Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292185040371031772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-85263741531321270312023-01-14T11:40:26.316+00:002023-01-14T11:40:26.316+00:00sourstuff is oxygen (same as Sauerstoff in German!...sourstuff is oxygen (same as Sauerstoff in German!)Hugh Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292185040371031772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-80744827146801347032022-03-07T03:16:52.882+00:002022-03-07T03:16:52.882+00:00Kaor, Jim!
"Waterstuff" was easy, but &...Kaor, Jim!<br /><br />"Waterstuff" was easy, but "sourstuff" beat me! (Smiles)<br /><br />Ad astra! Sean<br /><br />Sean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-41740402491668125882022-03-06T23:58:53.802+00:002022-03-06T23:58:53.802+00:00Odd.
I was very amused by it & enjoyed figurin...Odd.<br />I was very amused by it & enjoyed figuring out 'translations' from 'Ander-Saxon' to English. I knew enough history of science & the origins of element names to figure out waterstuff & sourstuff etc. Most of the 'translations' you listed I figured out myself.<br />I have an education in science (BSc. Physics, MSc Geophysics) and read some Norse mythology, all of which likely helped me 'translate'.<br />I read it when it was first published in Analog.Jim Baerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182949391365921637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-36619965127083696452013-08-21T07:36:13.174+01:002013-08-21T07:36:13.174+01:00Hi, Paul!
Yes, I agree, "Unclefish Beholdin... Hi, Paul!<br /><br /> Yes, I agree, "Unclefish Beholding" was one of the more difficult pieces Anderson wrote. Maybe it needs a philologist like Sheila or JRR Tolkien to really appreciate this item. Tolkien, as you may know wss a scholar and expert in Old English and other Germanic languages, so he would have no problem with this article Anderson wrote.<br /><br /> SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com