tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post5948471436979597114..comments2024-02-03T10:27:22.640+00:00Comments on Nordic Voices in Translation: Two Vagabonds in Sweden and LaplandDavid McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515361544462041148noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post-22018089989373981882010-11-20T21:54:26.390+00:002010-11-20T21:54:26.390+00:00thanks for the plug Harry, but its KEN not kathlee...thanks for the plug Harry, but its KEN not kathleengordonfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234214292151615185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post-22933098337873389982009-05-09T11:02:00.000+01:002009-05-09T11:02:00.000+01:00Talking of Gordons, the couple who wrote that book...Talking of Gordons, the couple who wrote that book were English, but by coincidence I was reading about a distinguished Scottish Gordon in yesterday's "Scotsman".<br /><br />In the 17th century, a lot of the Aberdeenshire landed gentry and their tenants were still Roman Catholic, notably the Gordon and Leslie families, and the penal laws against Catholics persuaded a lot of them to seek their Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974455708823618330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post-73938553376983932822009-05-09T10:18:00.000+01:002009-05-09T10:18:00.000+01:00I remember those Hugo books, too - one of mine had...I remember those Hugo books, too - one of mine had an early-version 45rpm record attached to it, with pronunciation samples. I must have been about 14. :-)David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515361544462041148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post-6763133292720348252009-05-09T00:11:00.000+01:002009-05-09T00:11:00.000+01:00A remarkable couple. Would that those artistically...A remarkable couple. Would that those artistically inclined could achieve their brand of freedom.<br /><br />I remember the Hugo's and other books I borrowed from the library at the age of 16, never having heard Swedish being spoken. Trying to anticipate the sing-song intonation was a challenge.<br /><br />As for the "sj"-sound, I spent my year abroad in Finland, so avoided both that "khw-" soundEric Dickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473407452357469485noreply@blogger.com