Whinge of the Day

[highlyeccentric]

I have a new pet hate.
Almost as bad as the universally loathed People Who Don't Translate Quotes... it's People/Publishers Who Reference Journals By Acronym And Never Tell You What It Stands For.

i recognise the common journals of anglo-saxon studies. NM, MA, ASE etc etc ad nauseum. And if i don't recognise something, there is always the wonderful Old English Newsletter Bibliography Database where one can search by article title or author and be given full bibilographical details.
I do not know Middle English acronyms. I would not know PLL from a bar of soap. AM? NLH? they all make as much sense as the talismanic inscriptions i was looking at earlier today.

Grumpy.

On the bright side, Joel is apparently staying here on thursday night.
What does one do with one's sixteen year old brother in the inner suburbs of Sydney on a thursday night? particularly when he doesn't eat exotic food?

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[goblinpaladin.livejournal.com]

The book/journal should have a list of standardized abbreviations somewhere.

As for Joel, I would thrust him at a pile of ladies and let him work his magic.

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

you think i haven't looked? it doesn't. bloody norton edition.
i have emailed LoLo. we'll see what he comes up with.

you going to play with joel and i?

[goblinpaladin.livejournal.com]

Hehe, LoLo!

That depends. I'd certainly like to, that's for sure. We'll see how I feel by Thursday.