Comments for Sara Ramsey http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress A writer's exploration of love in the time of Britannia Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:09:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Release Day = Graduation + First Day of School by Vanessa Barneveldhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForSaraRamsey/~3/MatMdRaP4ao/ Vanessa Barneveld Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:09:54 +0000 http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/?p=635#comment-716 Sara, super congrats on your debut! I'm so excited for you. Both you and your heiress look ravishing! Sara, super congrats on your debut! I’m so excited for you. Both you and your heiress look ravishing!

]]> http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/2012/01/23/release-day-graduation-first-day-of-school/#comment-716 Comment on Release Day = Graduation + First Day of School by Syndee Bhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForSaraRamsey/~3/49LFyWtg-rU/ Syndee B Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:26:27 +0000 http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/?p=635#comment-701 Hi Sara! CONGRATS! Jenn told me the good news, and I wanted to check it out for myself! YAY YOU!!!!!!! The cover is gorgeous and will grab a copy. All the best, SyndeeB (another client of the fabulous Jenn) ;) Hi Sara!

CONGRATS!
Jenn told me the good news, and I wanted to check it out for myself!
YAY YOU!!!!!!!
The cover is gorgeous and will grab a copy.

All the best,
SyndeeB
(another client of the fabulous Jenn) ;)

]]> http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/2012/01/23/release-day-graduation-first-day-of-school/#comment-701 Comment on HEIRESS WITHOUT A CAUSE – First Chapter! by The Ruby Slippered Sisterhoodhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForSaraRamsey/~3/2lnwSoR-xX4/ The Ruby Slippered Sisterhood Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:01:35 +0000 http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/?p=612#comment-656 [...] HEIRESS WITHOUT A CAUSE FROM B&N :: LINK TO CHAPTER ONE [...] [...] HEIRESS WITHOUT A CAUSE FROM B&N :: LINK TO CHAPTER ONE [...]

]]> http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/2012/01/05/heiress-without-a-cause-first-chapter/#comment-656 Comment on Vocab for the Regency Challenged by AmyBeth Invernesshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForSaraRamsey/~3/ur-MLO99-Bs/ AmyBeth Inverness Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:37:57 +0000 http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/?p=631#comment-645 This is great! Sad about the lack of Village People though... I love them! Could you please define "The Season" and "The Little Season"? Thank you! (Steena sent me) This is great!

Sad about the lack of Village People though… I love them!

Could you please define “The Season” and “The Little Season”?

Thank you!

(Steena sent me)

]]> http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/2012/01/20/vocab-for-the-regency-challenged/#comment-645 Comment on What the #%&@ is the Ton? by LoriAhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForSaraRamsey/~3/vhPYKcPACew/ LoriA Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:55:15 +0000 http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/?p=629#comment-612 Oh, yes, St John was another name I did not know until later. ;-) Oh, yes, St John was another name I did not know until later. ;-)

]]> http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/2012/01/17/what-the-is-the-ton/#comment-612 Comment on What the #%&@ is the Ton? by Sara Ramseyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForSaraRamsey/~3/Z1Wqw6kbG0M/ Sara Ramsey Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:07:31 +0000 http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/?p=629#comment-604 Lori, I didn't know the pronunciation for Featherstonehaugh until you mentioned it - this is exactly why I live in fear of pronouncing things :) My favorite is that St. John pronounced as Sinjun - if I have a baby boy and am feeling just slightly evil, I may make it a middle name someday! Lori, I didn’t know the pronunciation for Featherstonehaugh until you mentioned it – this is exactly why I live in fear of pronouncing things :) My favorite is that St. John pronounced as Sinjun – if I have a baby boy and am feeling just slightly evil, I may make it a middle name someday!

]]> http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/2012/01/17/what-the-is-the-ton/#comment-604 Comment on What the #%&@ is the Ton? by LoriAhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForSaraRamsey/~3/N4BYSmT0RA8/ LoriA Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:44:54 +0000 http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/?p=629#comment-602 I did have trouble with Marquess when it was first introduced, but when I started reading historical / Regencies, I think the French Marquis was more common. I suppose one thing to consider is that, even if a word is French, the English might not pronounce it that way. ;-) (Though I suspect the upper classes at the time did.) I did not have access to the Internet at the time (mostly because I don't think it existed back then, at least, not as we know it). I'm more likely to have trouble with English (or sometimes even American) pronunciation, than with the French. I think they are more consistent than we are. Oh, I know, it was a no-longer-French name that gave me trouble. Beauchamps, I think, was not pronounced the way I expected. More like Beecham. ;-) Featherstonehaugh is another fun one (Fanshawe?). But that wasn't French ... To find out more about the Regency, I had to seek out reference books. ;-) I did have trouble with Marquess when it was first introduced, but when I started reading historical / Regencies, I think the French Marquis was more common. I suppose one thing to consider is that, even if a word is French, the English might not pronounce it that way. ;-) (Though I suspect the upper classes at the time did.)

I did not have access to the Internet at the time (mostly because I don’t think it existed back then, at least, not as we know it). I’m more likely to have trouble with English (or sometimes even American) pronunciation, than with the French. I think they are more consistent than we are.

Oh, I know, it was a no-longer-French name that gave me trouble. Beauchamps, I think, was not pronounced the way I expected. More like Beecham. ;-) Featherstonehaugh is another fun one (Fanshawe?). But that wasn’t French …

To find out more about the Regency, I had to seek out reference books. ;-)

]]> http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/2012/01/17/what-the-is-the-ton/#comment-602 Comment on What the #%&@ is the Ton? by Sara Ramseyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForSaraRamsey/~3/hAZ8qPi0Ue8/ Sara Ramsey Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:17:31 +0000 http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/?p=629#comment-598 Thanks Michelle! My biggest problem ended up being that I slowly put together what words meant, but I never learned how to pronounce them properly. My biggest gaffe was when I was having a phone conversation w/my best friend about a regency I'd read, and kept pronouncing "chemise" as "chemist without the "t"", rather than "sheMEES". She has never let me live it down! And it makes me nervous to say other words out loud for fear I've mispronounced them all along. Thanks Michelle! My biggest problem ended up being that I slowly put together what words meant, but I never learned how to pronounce them properly. My biggest gaffe was when I was having a phone conversation w/my best friend about a regency I’d read, and kept pronouncing “chemise” as “chemist without the “t”", rather than “sheMEES”. She has never let me live it down! And it makes me nervous to say other words out loud for fear I’ve mispronounced them all along.

]]> http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/2012/01/17/what-the-is-the-ton/#comment-598 Comment on What the #%&@ is the Ton? by MichelleKCanada (@AnotherLookBook)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForSaraRamsey/~3/j2LjGx7SI_c/ MichelleKCanada (@AnotherLookBook) Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:22:55 +0000 http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/?p=629#comment-596 Great post! I remember when I started reading historical romances I too had no idea what the "ton" were. I also had no idea on the hierarchy of "Your Grace" "My Lord" or what the difference was between a Duke, Earl etc. Wikipedia was my friend. Also I was so confused on the clothing. What was a chemise or shift? What were hessian boots? I also didn't understand the various names for carriages. So yes I used Google or my Kindle's dictionary a lot but more than anything, I respect the authors for being real and not just writing "panties" when they didn't exist. Great post. Great post! I remember when I started reading historical romances I too had no idea what the “ton” were.
I also had no idea on the hierarchy of “Your Grace” “My Lord” or what the difference was between a Duke, Earl etc. Wikipedia was my friend.

Also I was so confused on the clothing. What was a chemise or shift? What were hessian boots? I also didn’t understand the various names for carriages.

So yes I used Google or my Kindle’s dictionary a lot but more than anything, I respect the authors for being real and not just writing “panties” when they didn’t exist. Great post.

]]> http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/2012/01/17/what-the-is-the-ton/#comment-596 Comment on What the #%&@ is the Ton? by Sarahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForSaraRamsey/~3/rUx1nO1GKlY/ Sara Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:36:05 +0000 http://www.sararamsey.com/wordpress/?p=629#comment-595 Ruthie, it does make me wonder how many words/concepts are now accepted by readers/writers as 'Regency' even if they weren't ever used (or weren't used with the ubiquity that we use them). It blew my mind when I found out a few years ago that the waltz didn't emerge until mid-Regency :) Ruthie, it does make me wonder how many words/concepts are now accepted by readers/writers as ‘Regency’ even if they weren’t ever used (or weren’t used with the ubiquity that we use them). It blew my mind when I found out a few years ago that the waltz didn’t emerge until mid-Regency :)

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