Published Book By Dr S E Maturin
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where_awayFrom the film's deleted scenes, chapter "Shipboard Life":
Bonden reads out the title, we are shown the subtitle and authorship:
If anyone has a screencap I would be happy to add it!
Bonden reads out the title, we are shown the subtitle and authorship:
DISEASES
MOST USUAL AMONG
SEAMEN
====================================================
AN Examination of Existing Conditions with particular
attention given to the Pervasive Corrupting Influence
of the GROG ration.
====================================================BY DR. S. E. M A T U R I N.
Of TRINITY COLLEGE, Fellow of the ROYAL SOCIETY
====================================================FIRST EDITION
If anyone has a screencap I would be happy to add it!
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Date: 2012-10-23 06:17 pm (UTC)*waves cheerfully after you*
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Date: 2012-10-23 09:55 pm (UTC)That is the oddest thing...
I think that's why I kept thinking he was Jonathon. Because why even bother with an abbreviation for 'John'? Seems plenty short already.
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Date: 2012-10-23 10:42 pm (UTC)"Jno. is an abbreviation of the Latin Johannes. In medieval Latin this could be written as Jhohannes, abbreviated Jho. It has been suggested that the second letter (h) lost its ascender over the years, and came to be written as n. So the abbreviation became Jno."
I have no idea whether this is right or not - but it is an explanation of sorts I suppose.
*shrugs nonplussed*
(I wonder if anyone ever shrugs plussed?!)
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Date: 2012-10-23 11:36 pm (UTC)plussed - there's another one, alright.
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Date: 2012-10-24 02:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-24 02:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-24 04:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-24 04:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-24 04:13 pm (UTC)Medieval scribes must have got pretty tired of writing it, since every other man was called John (or else had some barbaric Welsh name for which any civilised scribe would substitute "John")
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Date: 2012-10-25 05:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 05:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 05:19 pm (UTC)50 Shades of Navy Blue
Date: 2012-10-25 05:35 pm (UTC)Oh good god. There go the plot bunnies hopping about madly. Fifty of them. Holy fu------
If "Samuel Maturin" did write something of the sort, I am sure that it would be our Stephen in pseudonym! (He's so sneaky, he would think: No one would suspect me of writing such a thing under my own name. Therefore they will all think it is someone else entirely, coincidentally using my name as a nom-de-plume, or just happening to be another Maturin.
Alright, remember that "missing year" fic I suggested we all co-write like the Journeyad? I have a theme for it: "Forty-Nine and a Half Weeks".
*makes note to start co-writing comm on DW*
Re: 50 Shades of Navy Blue
Date: 2012-10-25 05:42 pm (UTC)Re: The E stands for
Date: 2012-10-25 06:02 pm (UTC)(Unfortunately I do not have an AoSish LOL icon.)
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Date: 2012-10-25 06:03 pm (UTC)Re: 50 Shades of Navy Blue
Date: 2012-10-25 06:05 pm (UTC)*is not doing this by herself*
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Date: 2012-10-25 06:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 06:06 pm (UTC)Might I have coffee with my scone, rather than tea? And plenty of jam and cream, of course.
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Date: 2012-10-25 06:07 pm (UTC)*also adds gold*
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Date: 2012-10-25 06:09 pm (UTC)I don't know that people would've signed with their middle initials at the time, even if/when they had middle names.
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Date: 2012-10-25 06:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 06:15 pm (UTC)Well, duh, but you can sign it as 'John' :P
So what's short for 'Johnathon'?
And if John can shorten to Jno I don't see why either Jonathon or Johnathon can't also shorten to Jno. English is weird.
Re: 50 Shades of Navy Blue
Date: 2012-10-25 06:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 06:21 pm (UTC)*passes the jam and cream*