David Banks
01-Apr-13, 20:58
Since I do not ever remember seeing the word "fayre" when I lived in Caithness, I wonder if anyone can identify when and where it came from?
As with olde, worlde, shoppe, etc., it seems to me that such spellings are used to suggest some significant antiquity to an event or business when such is (usually) not the case!
On-line, I have seen it described as pseudo-archaic spellings.
And, I'm wondering, does anybody else find it slightly nauseating, or am I just an old . . . . . (fill in the blank)?
As with olde, worlde, shoppe, etc., it seems to me that such spellings are used to suggest some significant antiquity to an event or business when such is (usually) not the case!
On-line, I have seen it described as pseudo-archaic spellings.
And, I'm wondering, does anybody else find it slightly nauseating, or am I just an old . . . . . (fill in the blank)?