On that day, you will be encouraged to "Go for a long walk, visit friends, and Talk Like Jane Austen."
Helpful hints from the site, Talk Like Jane Austen Day, include:
"Always refer to your close family members as "my" mother, father, sister, brother even when speaking to one of them. For example, Elizabeth might speak to Jane saying, "My mother has been nervous the whole day." (Whereas we contemporary English speakers would most likely say "our" mother. (Note the use of "the whole day" rather than all day long or a more contemporary phrase).
No Contractions- "Don't you think this an agreeable morning for a walk?" Would be "Do not you think this an agreeable morning for a walk?"
More helpful hints will be published as the event day nears!
6 comments:
That is quite a challenge. By the end of the day, I'll either sound like Jane Austen or Commander Data from Star Trek !
Is there a facebook event for it? I'd love to invite my friends!
Yes- there is an event page for "talk like Jane Austen Day" and a group page on Facebook.
This sounds like so much fun. I already use vexing me and a few other terms but no contractions will be quite the effort.
i love this theme. will do!
I found the day very agreeable. It was great fun talking like Jane. I am getting ready for a library presentation on December 16th and had passed the challenge along to all our booklover group members. I would like to recommend audiobooks read by Juliet Stevenson,(you may remember her for her role as Mrs. Elton in Emma) She is most charming! She has performed many of Austen's (audio)books as well as others.The publisher is Naxos Audiobooks. I highly recommend her because she really brings things to life. If you get a chance,do check them out. (parton the pun) Hope you enjoy them.
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