tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post1639308072394321104..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Ancient Roman Colour Thesaurus by Caroline LawrenceMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-4938226162587596872018-02-13T13:04:59.897+00:002018-02-13T13:04:59.897+00:00info menarik dari www.bolavita.proinfo menarik dari www.bolavita.proSiskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687158409093992416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-81326169554040615922015-04-12T17:34:20.268+01:002015-04-12T17:34:20.268+01:00Good caveats! Keep your ideas coming. :-)Good caveats! Keep your ideas coming. :-)Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-29293238755643783712015-04-12T11:40:26.230+01:002015-04-12T11:40:26.230+01:00What a wonderful post - loved it!What a wonderful post - loved it!Ann Swinfenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168095839845563846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-85956220029394232412015-04-10T01:36:27.634+01:002015-04-10T01:36:27.634+01:00And we don't have jays OR robins here! Still, ...And we don't have jays OR robins here! Still, readers can alwYs Google or think of something really, really blue where they are. :-)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-33408411100707746762015-04-09T16:07:58.046+01:002015-04-09T16:07:58.046+01:00Only one caveat... be aware of your continent! To ...Only one caveat... be aware of your continent! To decribe a bright blue summer sky US writers could put "as blue as a jay" or "as blue as a robin's egg" but for UK... our jays are not blue and our robins' eggs are a pale blue. Always check!Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-62847602123846613392015-04-09T13:00:39.008+01:002015-04-09T13:00:39.008+01:00What a fun and useful idea for writers of any hist...What a fun and useful idea for writers of any historical period! Thanks for the idea, and congratulations on your new series!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156230504580690413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-31465006132632173742015-04-09T12:01:52.104+01:002015-04-09T12:01:52.104+01:00Yes, those pesky Romans had WHITE carrots!! Yes, those pesky Romans had WHITE carrots!! Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-80018412748393790572015-04-09T11:07:16.464+01:002015-04-09T11:07:16.464+01:00Apart from making my mouth water, this wonderful p...Apart from making my mouth water, this wonderful post reminds us of how much we unconsciously connect colour and taste. I think strong link, e.g. lettuce = green, this is what throws us when we see white carrots, orange cauliflower and yellow tomatoes.Alison Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638794898163576730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-61775079595515284882015-04-09T09:55:27.985+01:002015-04-09T09:55:27.985+01:00Someone in our family has mild synaesthesia and se...Someone in our family has mild synaesthesia and sees the days of the week as distinct colours. Unfortunately these colours didn't remotely match the daily colour-coded timetable used in primary school, which caused them great distress as nobody else could appreciate the mismatch and they were too young to realise that not everyone had that ability.Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-7225398745001928462015-04-09T08:28:29.931+01:002015-04-09T08:28:29.931+01:00How interesting! Thanks, Caroline.How interesting! Thanks, Caroline.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-88160582923670571472015-04-09T06:43:59.435+01:002015-04-09T06:43:59.435+01:00I don't have synaesthesia myself, Sue, but som...I don't have synaesthesia myself, Sue, but sometimes wish I did! Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-63612750549983618862015-04-09T00:49:05.974+01:002015-04-09T00:49:05.974+01:00How delightful! Of course, you would have to keep ...How delightful! Of course, you would have to keep your colours to things the Romans would know. Do you have synasthaesia yourself, Caroline?Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com