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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread H.P. Lovecraft #293 03/16/00 03:28 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 3 W Willy OP stranger OP Willy stranger W Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 3 Are there any other AWAD folks out there who enjoy the wonderful vocabulary that H.P.Lovecraft uses in his writing? Perhaps we would enjoy talking about some of these words. To begin with, does anyone know what a "gambrel" roof is? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: H.P. Lovecraft #294 03/16/00 06:19 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 14 sydney australia W whalemeat stranger whalemeat stranger W Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 14 sydney australia 'gambrel' relating to roofs means different things in the uk and the USA. UK meaning is a roof having a small gable at each of the two ends and in the us it is one with two slopes on each of the two sides, the lower side being steeper than the upper - similar to what is called a mansard roof in europe Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: H.P. Lovecraft #295 03/18/00 07:43 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 140 Melbourne, Australia lusy member lusy member Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 140 Melbourne, Australia Good grief! I didn't know that! Thank you, Whalemeat, if I may call you that. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: H.P. Lovecraft #296 03/18/00 08:35 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1 Straubing, Bavaria, Germany A alf stranger alf stranger A Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1 Straubing, Bavaria, Germany So far I haven't read anything by Lovecraft. I'd like to, though. With which book should I start? -When you impugn you hazard repugnant pugnacity! -When you impugn you hazard repugnant pugnacity! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: H.P. Lovecraft #297 03/19/00 06:18 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 3 W Willy OP stranger OP Willy stranger W Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 3 Thanks for replying! Arkham House Publishers has a nice three volume set of Lovecraft's writings. The first one is "The Dunwich Horror and Others." It's pretty good to start. They also have some annotated editions of his writings in case you want to know more about some of the obscure and archaic references he makes.His writing can also be found in many collections. Hope you enjoy it. Let me know. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Lovecraftisms #298 03/23/00 04:49 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6 New York State B Bryan stranger Bryan stranger B Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6 New York State I enjoy reading Lovecraft too. One of my favorite Lovecraftisms is "eldritch." From http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html Pronunciation:'el-drich Function: adjective Etymology: perhaps from (assumed) Middle English elfriche fairyland, from Middle English elf + riche kingdom, from Old English rIce -- more at RICH Date: 1508 : WEIRD, EERIE Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: H.P. Lovecraft #299 03/23/00 07:42 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 3 Oregon, USA B bberry stranger bberry stranger B Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 3 Oregon, USA Most of the classic barns in the U.S. have gambrel roofs. Chris Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: H.P. Lovecraft #300 05/10/00 02:01 AM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 112 Auckland, New Zealand D David108 member David108 member D Joined: May 2000 Posts: 112 Auckland, New Zealand Check out roof illustrations at: http://www.m-w.com/mw/art/roof.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: H.P. Lovecraft #301 05/10/00 12:16 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky David-- I did. COOL! Thanks! Painless learning--I love it! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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