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following day when the cast joined the festival goers to try to break the guinness world record for people in regency costume in one location and came up only 60 short i loved some of the details of the ladies gowns and how the dresses changed for each scene and the level of circumstance of each character similar details were given to the men from the naval uniforms to the elaborate lace cuffs of sir walter chamber opera tours can be proud of this long standing production which heads off to the jane austen festival in bath in the autumn barbara landis s adaptation of persuasion was perfect austen wonderful regency and a melange of music proven to please all preferences brava disclaimer i m no theatre critic i m just a person who loves opera regency costuming and jane austen who happened to enjoy this show a great deal as austen would say for those of you who have followed the thrift shop regency costume experiment i made a gown from a value village bed sheet at 7 99 and a ton of chenille and lace from parasina in mexico at about 5 and tried to match it to a regency fashion plate for the port alberni jane austen festival this year what do you think i wore joe fresh earrings at 3 and a jane austen topaz necklace that was a gift i also had some ballet flats from coppel in mexico on sale at 49 yeah expensive for me but super comfortable for a whole day of activities including the signing and selling of my jane austen fan fiction novels as expected a most handsome gentleman was the most popular given that many festival goers had already bought and read the back list i got lots of encouraging comments from those fans i hope organizer trisha knight and the centennial belles will continue this festival for a fourth year next year so we can beat our record of 349 people in regency costume in one place it sure was fun think about adding this wonderful destination to you holiday plans for next year i can loan a few costumes perhaps chamber opera tours will be back with another fantastic production share this twitter facebook more tumblr email pinterest like this like loading posted in regency era gowns regency fun road stories the thrift shop regency costume experiment tagged austen inspired regency romance barbara landis centennial belles chamber opera tours costume parisien jaff jane austen s persuasion port alberni jane austen festival regency regency costume suzan lauder the thrift shop regency costume experiment thrifty regency leave a reply another free writingtips list lfmm 100 non regency words to avoid posted on july 12 2017 by suzan lauder 33 anachronisms pull the reader out of the story like no other writing issue can my novels are predominantly set during the period of jane austen s pride and prejudice 1811 12 in the regency period in england 1811 1820 because of this i try my best to ensure that i don t use language that was coined at a later date some non regency words are subtle and not that important but some can have a jarring effect on the reader the last thing you want is that wtf moment because of language you could have easily avoided suzan lauder s learning from my mistakes lesson 14 when writing in a specific period in history use good judgement to choose language and scene setting used that suits that period and doesn t include obvious anachronisms or incongruities with the period this article is focused upon language of the regency period over the years i ve been writing i ve developed an extensive list of words that were not in use before 1813 my simple 6 page alphabetical listing has roughly 750 words and a longer 65 page document lists alternate choices for many of the more common words and phrases that are non regency these were generated for the most part by beta readers and editors catching me in my writing i am simply the person who recorded the incongruity i use the online etymology dictionary and johnson s dictionary of 1806 1812 and 1836 via google books as references as well as other regency era google books the full oxford english dictionary is another excellent reference but it s too expensive for me this blog post contains a sample of the most common words that were not in use during the regency plus a few that were in use in a different sense during that time and some non regency non british language words since most regency romances are set in england for fun i ve broken the words down to headings that will be of interest to writers and readers alike i ve thrown in some okay regency words that are interesting as well most commonly noticed in non regency words in regency novels considering how contemporary they are mesmerize 1862 for sense of enthral prior it meant a specific type of hypnotism normalcy 1920 outside of mathematics normal abnormal are also non regency guffaw a scottish word not used in england before 1836 and then low classed livid before 1912 it was a colour the modern words and expressions that jarred me out of the era when i read them in actual regency romances get yourself together no worries plead the fifth set in england that was a time period he d never get back playing head games where had that come from going through the motions brutally honest let it slide hissy fit 1983 morphed 1955 gobsmacked 1985 snit 1935 hello and okay both american and not used in britain until the 20 th century contractions used for higher class and intelligent characters they were slang then most over used words from austen by jaff writers these are okay words for the regency era impertinent sardonic alacrity panegyric pedantic obsequious sensible for sensitive handsome for pretty the former means sublime and the latter means natural beauty superior sisters for the bingley ladies breaking their fast austen used the word breakfast note i ve been guilty of using some of these words too much too worst american non regency words and phrases most are also not modern british english either gotten outgoing upcoming reckon right now for at present store for a shop including in compound words braid for plait corn for maize stage for stagecoach jeopardize nice to describe a person i guess visit with for chat write or wrote instead of write to or wrote to some surprising and not so surprising words and phrases that were not used in the regency yet regency romance authors love them décolletage décolleté neckline debutante for come out society as in high society socialize compromise as in trap into marriage bounder poser cad it meant cadet acerbic adore breathy sashay outerwear misfit fiancé fiancée fingertips use fingers instead foyer delusional spar for argument sheet music sex or making love for sexual relations bah chimed in old man or old chap another error is australia and canada as countries they were not yet countries they were groups of separate colonies with different names thus halifax nova scotia was not in canada and upper canada and lower canada combined were called the canadas the spellings realise scrutinise and organise are not regency realize scrutinize and organize are the correct regency spellings whereas today either spelling is acceptable for british english and the latter are correct american spellings hardest non regency words to find replacements for snob burp all synonyms are low classed assess evaluate take stock of scan scour for looking at a person contact connect interact liaise pouty bored boring as in nothing is interesting reword to use ennui tiresome or tedious corridor hallway and passageway are american okay regency words and phrases that surprised me electric electrify in the figurative sense 1787 and 1752 heavy meaning serious gift as a verb for giving something beat about the bush at sixes and sevens fall for autumn was acceptable and became an americanism much later new words that may fit your story histrionics 1820 millionaire 1821 catarrh 1828 bobbinet 1809 gawp 1825 words out of style in the regency that came back into use in the 1830s doff don were considered archaic from the mid 1700s words with a bigger meaning during the regency period terrific think very very terrible a terrific headache is your worst migraine magnificent marvellous wonderful were grand exclamations not just that s fine good chuckle meant to guffaw until the 1820s so i use it only where it works for both definitions so savvy readers won t mind remember guffaw is not proper in the regency words with a lesser meaning disgusting think holding your nose in the air or being slightly disappointed as opposed to vomiting in your mouth as a reaction to a disgusting person words with many meanings now that had only a few of our modern uses in the regency to the point where i try not to use them unless consciously in the one regency appropriate situation checked headed heading tension strain mood words whose meaning changed or definitions were added attitude meant stance not a state of mind or antagonism bony meant strong stout full of bone lusty meant stout healthy able of body and stout meant sturdy but did not mean fat snort and tic were literal and only described animals actions and nothing related to a human reaction commentary or feeling condescending and affable described a person of higher rank who made the effort to be nice to a person of lower rank different than our modern usage genteel to describe upper class people was only used by ignorant lower class people sensual meant lewd or unchaste a more negative connotation than the modern one general advice on how to deal with non regency words note that there are probably well over 1000 words on most regency editors lists that would surprise you as not being regency and thousands more very modern words and expressions related to technology science medicine social media entertainment space psychology politics economics etc that most attentive authors would know to skip get used to paying attention to words when you self edit if a word is suspect as modern look it up in the online etymology dictionary keep a list of your own most commonly used non regency words and do a search for them in your writing add regency appropriate synonyms to your list for future reference a good source for synonyms is the former austen thesaurus now write like jane austen but take care as some modern definitions have been used in some of the synonyms listed sometimes you ll have to rephrase because you can t find the exact synonym good writing techniques suggest avoiding too many prepositions though it s always the author s choice you may put a victorian parasol with your regency costume just like you may have your reasons to choose to use some words knowing they re modern just beware that your readers are savvy and too many hits of non regency words will take them out of the era therefore become disengaged from your story essentially one area of author lack of attention will ruin it for all your effort on the rest of the novel limited time offer for your copy of my alphabetized list of about 750 non regency words leave your email spelled out with spaces such as username at gmail dot com in the comments before july 19 2017 all follows and comments become entries for the gift package draw at the end of this series which will include a signed copy of my novella a most handsome gentleman fall 2017 release as well as some handmade and signed suzan lauder regency costuming gifts for simplicity s sake i hope the little list in this post proves a useful start for regency writers disclaimer i m not a writing expert i m just a writer who learned some stuff other writers might like to know instead of learning the hard way my approach is pragmatic and my posts are not professionally edited the centennial belles in regency costume special end note i m in port alberni next weekend for a fun costuming event the town of 25 000 is attempting the guinness record for people dressed in regency costume on saturday july 14 and i hope you re there as part of the count as we re going to beat the 2009 record of 409 people i m joined by austen variations author shannon winslow and regency romance novella author helena korin for a readings event and signings as well as my sister and mr suze i ve made some new costuming items and my sister did brilliantly by following my regency costuming cheat sheet i ll share the results in a couple of thrift shop regency costuming experiment posts share this twitter facebook more tumblr email pinterest like this like loading posted in learning from my mistakes writing tips and facts tagged a most handsome gentleman author helena korin author shannon winslow definitions johnson s dictionary online etymology dictionary port alberni jane austen festival pride and prejudice regency regency anachrosnisms suzan lauder s learning from my mistakes the thrift shop regency costume experiment thrifty regency write like jane austen writing advice writing trends 33 replies new story fun a regency beach story excerpt and a book launch party posted on november 9 2015 by suzan lauder 3 everyone loves to go to the beach for a few weeks in summer of course they like it in winter too dependent upon where the beach is somewhere warm perhaps modern ramsgate beach those who are interested in regency history and jane austen s novels would believe it would be fun to spend time at ramsgate what if elizabeth bennet had an opportunity to to just that if she and her aunt gardiner are invited to join mrs gardiner s childhood friend at her home in ramsgate for a few weeks in the midsummer of 1811 ramsgate harbour early 19th century image courtesy michael s bookshop you may recognize the time as just prior to the start of jane austen s pride and prejudice and note that a significant event took place at ramsgate at that time the near elopement of georgiana darcy and george wickham with the assistance of georgiana s companion mrs younge it would be interesting if the two young women were introduced by mrs gardiner s friend lady edwina baverstock and they became fast friends but what of mr wickham and mrs younge my interpretation of the summer romance that austen never completely explained and how elizabeth bennet s presence at ramsgate influences the events we know about in pride and prejudice is available for your reading pleasure today i m sharing the opening scenes of letter from ramsgate _______________ johannes vermeer dutch 1632 1675 a lady writing c 1665 oil on canvas gift of harry waldron havemeyer and horace havemeyer jr in memory of their father horace havemeyer excerpt from letter from ramsgate by redhead suzan lauder 2013 april 1812 hunsford kent elizabeth stared as mr darcy stalked towards the door his broad shoulders stiff and tense each step created a measured hollow tattoo in contrast to the staccato beat of her heart accentuating their disparate states and a divergence impossible to resolve he paused as his hand touched the doorknob and then he turned back so slowly it might have been a dream as his eyes set upon her a host of emotions played across his face were ...