Comments on: Dirty Talk http://annaliserussell.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/dirty-talk/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:34:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: annaliserussell http://annaliserussell.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/dirty-talk/#comment-208 annaliserussell Mon, 19 May 2008 22:33:39 +0000 http://annaliserussell.wordpress.com/?p=104#comment-208 TJ, another good book for dating word usage is English Through The Ages by William Brohaugh (I use this all the time). The words are done by year, then broken down into categories. You just flip to the right time period/age, and then look from there. I believe it is out of print, but you might find a used one for sale on line or in a used book shop. Best of luck ~Annalise TJ, another good book for dating word usage is English Through The Ages by William Brohaugh (I use this all the time). The words are done by year, then broken down into categories. You just flip to the right time period/age, and then look from there. I believe it is out of print, but you might find a used one for sale on line or in a used book shop. Best of luck ~Annalise

]]> By: TJ http://annaliserussell.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/dirty-talk/#comment-207 TJ Mon, 19 May 2008 18:50:39 +0000 http://annaliserussell.wordpress.com/?p=104#comment-207 Annalise - I agree...I don't seem to have difficulty with dialogue, but the thoughts in my Victorian heroine's head are frequently too contemporary. Maybe it is because I have to work harder at dialogue and thinking is easier? All I can say is thank goodness for my Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary - it lists the year words came into use! TJ Annalise – I agree…I don’t seem to have difficulty with dialogue, but the thoughts in my Victorian heroine’s head are frequently too contemporary. Maybe it is because I have to work harder at dialogue and thinking is easier? All I can say is thank goodness for my Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary – it lists the year words came into use!

TJ

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