[MR] Use of the word "Troll"

[james barker]

Why do so many people have such an investment in words like troll, or 
farspeaker, or dragon? What is wrong with using a more appropriate term?

I know we are not a living history group, hell we are not even close, but 
why use LARP sounding terms? Just because it has been done so long does not 
make it the best choice. Before I even joined the SCA I knew people in the 
society who found these terms and sayings just plain childish and silly, and 
they don't care that much or accuracy they just think the terms stink.

Just my opinionated opinion.


James de Biblesworth










From: "Elaine Koogler" <ekoogler1 at comcast.net>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Subject: [MR] Use of the word "Troll"
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 17:12:59 -0500

I have absolutely no problem with using the word "Troll" to designate the
person who welcomes me to an event, checks my membership, etc.  It is, at
least, a real word.  I have a greater problem with words like "Feast-o-crat"
or some of the other terms along the same lines that I have heard and am
hearing more and more recently.  I just plain old don't like constructed
words...ask my friends...I get touchy over using nouns for verbs and vice
versa, so this really bugs me.  When I am in charge of cooking a feast, I'm
the Head Cook.  I would even like to see "autocrat" replaced by
"Master/Mistress of the Hall" or something similar.  But even that is
preferable to the made-up words I see being used.

End of rant.

Kiri
----- Original Message -----
 > >             Here are a couple of new names for Troll.  Let me  know 
what
 > > you
 > > think is the best or an alternative.
 > >
 > > Gatekeeper  or  Concierge (Websters definition: Multilingual hotel 
staff
 > > person who handles reservations, mail and luggage arrangements)
 > >
 > >
 > > In your service
 > > Lord Galen Storm



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