[bksvol-discuss] Re: OK, gang, got a weird one!

You are correct, Kim, but the letter F was pronounced as the letter S.

Donna

 

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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kim Friedman
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Hi, gang, Just a comment from Kim here. During the seventeenth century, the
word "wave" would be spelled W-A-u-e. I also noticed that in the eighteenth
century, the letter S would be written with a letter F. Apparently what
happened with old Spanish affected Early modern English as well. H'mm! I
wonder if this orthography was universal throughout western Europe? Regards,
Kim aka Ellinder.

 

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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:09 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OK, gang, got a weird one!

Hi all,

 

I'm working on The Lady in Blue by Javier Sierra.  At the end of the book is
a document written in old Spanish.  Some of the "abnormalities" are standard
orthographic conventions of the period, things like using the letter u where
in modern Spanish there would be a V.  others are the result of the font.
So, for instance,  the letter S looks like an F.  This also is typical of
period texts.  My question: Should I correct/modernize it, or should I leave
it?  One option would be to correct font issues, but leave the period
orthography intact.   There is an English translation following the Spanish
text.

 

I appreciate any input.

 

Thanks,

Donna



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