Anon

Posted by Bobaganush on Dec 31, 2011 in Vocab | 1 comment

I have a ren word for you today, my little Rennies!  As the year comes to a close I have a way to hasten it.  The word is:  anon.

This is a favorite of many of the people that I have gone to fairs with.  We of course, used it as a multi-purpose word.  We decided that ending every sentence with “anon,” screamed at the top of our lungs, was not only Rennie, but extraordinarily funny.  Here were some of our favorites:

“Look at the lass in the corset… ANON!”

“Where is the mead…ANON!”

“Sit down in the front row… ANON!” – This was said at the joust.

Now, I realize this is not the way to use the word but it is still an awesome Rennie word and worth talking about qand learning to use it right.  To that end… ANON!

So it seems we were not that far off.  Anon then becomes an adverb to express how you should want something to be done.  The Old English comes from:  in one or anon.  It was popular in Old English and you can find it of course in Shakespeare and other writers of his time.

If you are called on to work in accent at a fair or if you just want to sound good while you are in costume here are some examples of how to use anon, correctly.

• “Get thee to the beer wench and fetch me some mead, anon.”
• “We are going to miss the Tortuga Twins R rated show.  At a march, to the stage, anon!”
• “Give me a turkey leg, wench, anon!”

Hopefully I have widened your vocabulary today.  Slip anon into your speech at the next fair you go to.  Try it out at home first, see how it feels.  Right now, I must to the privy… ANON!

-Bobaganush the Pirate

ps – ANON!