Published Book By Dr S E Maturin

[alltoseek]

From the film's deleted scenes, chapter "Shipboard Life":

Bonden reads out the title, we are shown the subtitle and authorship:

DISEASES
MOST USUAL AMONG
SEAMEN
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AN Examination of Existing Conditions with particular
attention given to the Pervasive Corrupting Influence
of the GROG ration.

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BY DR. S. E. M A T U R I N.
Of TRINITY COLLEGE, Fellow of the ROYAL SOCIETY
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FIRST EDITION

If anyone has a screencap I would be happy to add it!

Comments

Re: 50 Shades of Navy Blue

[alltoseek]

I'm always available for SoD*, too, remember :-)


*smuttification on demand: You write the set-up, dialogue, descriptions, I add the smutty bits :D

[feroxargentea]

I still wouldn't now, would you? First name and surname, or initials and surname, but not both.

[sharpiefan]

I may possibly not be a true Brit. Mind you, judging by the predominance for liking coffee as demonstrated by Jack, Stephen, Horatio Hornblower and others, I'm in good company. :D

*accepts the jam and cream* Why, thank you. :D

[sharpiefan]

Exactly. I think the only people who use first name, initial, surname are certain authors, and then it's generally to distinguish themselves from other authors with a similar name. (Or American generals and presidents, who are a breed of their own, of course.)

[feroxargentea]

Why would you put an "h" in Jonathan? Does anyone do that? *puzzled*

Jon or Jonny as a diminutive, but I guess it's not a common enough name to need a formal abbreviation. If it did, would it be Jno'n??

Re: 50 Shades of Navy Blue

[feroxargentea]

You are always so obliging *g*

I have nothing to smuttify, however!

[alltoseek]

My father (no one famous or especially distinguished) always signed with his first name and middle initial (and last name, of course). My mother also did after she got married, using her maiden name initial for her middle initial (don't know what she did pre-marriage).

I think it varies a lot, how people sign and/or put their names on their works.

[feroxargentea]

I don't think you technically HAVE to drink tea to claim British citizenship. Although you're on fairly shaky ground there, mate ;-)

[alltoseek]

Why would you put an "h" in Jonathan? Does anyone do that? *puzzled*

In 2011 "Johnathan" ranked #240 in name popularity, and "Jonathan" ranked #31. There are several other sort-of commonish variants, like "Jonathon" with (#820) and without an 'h' (#612), and even less common variants.

So yeah, no-h beats with-h, but both are actually relatively common.

I expect the 'h' is in there sometimes for the same reason it is in "John" (#27). "Jon" (#687) without the h is much less common.

Maybe the UK is stricter with name spellings, but in the US variations are very common. For example, in 2011, "Stephen" ranked #229 and "Steven" #124.

Re: 50 Shades of Navy Blue

[alltoseek]

Well, get cracking, then! :D


*holds whip for motivation... or inspiration? ;D *

[heather_mist]

Because Jon is short for Jonathan, my plum.
Jon might be but Jonathan doesn't shorten to 'Jack', (being a name with a different root and eytmology) and John does. So Jack is John, written Jno...

Yeah, makes no sense to me either, but that's the English language for you!

[sharpiefan]

I love my language, its illogical nature notwithstanding. :D

[heather_mist]

*also adds white, just to get a full Navy of three squadrons*

Re: 50 Shades of Navy Blue

[heather_mist]

From what I remember you are pretty good at adding your own smut anyway...

[sharpiefan]

*red is obvs a shade of navy blue*

Well, I think the Marines think so. *snugs them*

C R Maturin

[alltoseek]

I found one Charles Robert Maturin, a writer of romances and gothic plays. He wrote something called Women; or, Pour Et Contre; a Tale.

Sounds like our Stephen *g*


(Also sounds like a 19th C version of 50 Shades!)

[alltoseek]

*snugs your icon*

That's a nice one! :D

I like my men all lined up and at attention like that, looking so pretty in their lovely uniforms *g*

[esteven]

I would not put that past STephen.
*nods*

Re: The E stands for

[esteven]

*g*
Make one, just in case?

Re: 50 Shades of Navy Blue

[feroxargentea]

Left to my own devices, I fade to black. Then alltoseek turns the lights on again *g*

Re: 50 Shades of Navy Blue

[feroxargentea]

:-P

You going to write something for sharpie's challenge?

[feroxargentea]

Let me look. In England, John is #99, Jack is #3 (although it would be bumped to #4 by Mohammed if you added up the spelling variants of the latter), and no variant of Jonathan or Stephen makes the top 100 (which is all the Office of National Statistics is giving).

Re: 50 Shades of Navy Blue

[alltoseek]

That is my plan. We'll see. Haven't got farther than the planning stage, so far :P

How about you?

Re: 50 Shades of Navy Blue

[feroxargentea]

I'd like to, if a bunny bit, but no bunnies have been biting for a long time.

Go add lots of prompts!

Re: 50 Shades of Navy Blue

[alltoseek]

Are we supposed to add prompts? Where? Will anyone see them?

If you want prompts, here you go:
*Describe Sophie and Charlotte's first kiss (I was thinking when Charlotte was born, or could use any time Sophie kisses/hugs/comforts Charlotte and/or Fanny)

*Describe an interaction between Sophie and Heneage Dundas (was thinking about the time Jack and Sophie marry, but again could be anytime)

*What would Mowett give Pullings for Valentine's Day?

*A domestic scene of Tom with his wife and children

*Diana on the Indiaman in HMS Surprise - how did she come to choose Johnstone?

*50 Shades of Navy Blue: Pullings/character of your choice or Diana/character of your choice :D