This is fandom, where obscure knowledge is a way of life. The chances that some of the people she was insulting would know *exactly* what she meant are pretty much 100%. I would bet money that at least one fan involved in this debate speaks/reads Old English fluently, and I doubt I'd lose said money.
So I'm wondering if she intended for people to get exactly what she was saying, or if she assumed it was an obscure enough term that the people she was insulting wouldn't know it (nevermind that some of those people have advanced degrees in the humanities).
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Date: 2009-01-31 07:10 pm (UTC)So I'm wondering if she intended for people to get exactly what she was saying, or if she assumed it was an obscure enough term that the people she was insulting wouldn't know it (nevermind that some of those people have advanced degrees in the humanities).