Did you notice ... Shirley and surly?

[LiamKerrington]

Hi.

I happened to stumble over this word: "surly"

from wiktionary.org:

surly
(obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.
Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
Threatening, menacing, gloomy.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/surly

And I wonder: how much does "surly" correspond with a) Burt's former gun, b) the character or personality of Burt, and c) and what as a person was Burt's wife like?

All the best!
Liam

[Osiris]

Shirley means "bright meadow" so how does that apply to Burt? A little typing and clicking found this:


This unusual name, found chiefly in the south western counties of England, is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and represents the rare survival of the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name "Beorht, Byrht", from "beorht", bright, famous. This was used as a short form of various compound names with "beorht" as the first element, and was reinforced by the introduction of a variety of Old Germanic personal names, with the equivalent "berht", by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066. These names include, for example, Berthier, "bright-army", and Bertram, "
bright-raven*"

Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Burt#ixzz2K409ShTA (http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Burt#ixzz2K409ShTA)



Coincidental? Hard to say.

Surely?


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Used to emphasize the speaker's firm belief that what they are saying is true and often their surprise that there is any doubt of this.

Without doubt; certainly.


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*if I'm not mistaken, this was a question in the trivia thread. http://www.zombiepodcast.com/forum/showthread.php?3984-We-re-Alive-REP-ivia!!!&p=54680&highlight=raven#post54680 Not sure if anyone answered it or not.

[LiamKerrington]

Ah, I see.

Surly vs. surely. Small letter of 'e' changes everything ...

Thank you.

All the best!
Liam

[Osiris]

Ah, I see.

Surly vs. surely. Small letter of 'e' changes everything ...

Thank you.

All the best!
Liam

English is the most confusing language on the planet. No question.

[Solanine]

I is agree with Mr Roger. Engrish > English.

[scbubba]

"Me fail English? That's unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum

Don't you just love English rules - "i" before "e" except after "c" or before long "A" as in "neighbor" and "weigh". Hmm, that's weird.

And then there's always - comb, bomb, and tomb. Why don't they rhyme?

Oh well,

[Solanine]

The rule I was taught in school was "I before E, except when it isn't".

[scbubba]

The rule I was taught in school was "I before E, except when it isn't".

Now that is a good rule...

[Solanine]

Another good rule?

Never drink before lunch and never gamble before breakfast.

[YetAnotherBloodyCheek]

If you listen to Shirley Bassey's Goldfinger song using crappy speakers, it sounds rather surly bassy.

[YetAnotherBloodyCheek]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDnj-_b3iSs

[Osiris]

:hsugh:

[Zdayvictory]

Mmm yum