[MR] Use of the word "Troll"

[Daria of Atlantia]

I seen to recall hearing Feast Master or Mistress used frequently when I
live in Caid. Anyone else remember those?

Daria
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elaine Koogler" <ekoogler1 at comcast.net>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 5:12 PM
Subject: [MR] Use of the word "Troll"


> 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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