RE: [h-cost] Re: color names (getting OT)

2007-01-28 Thread Rickard, Patty
But no people to make words before plants. Patty From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Jean Waddie Sent: Sun 1/28/2007 2:53 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Re: color names (getting OT) Gail & Scott Finke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > &

Re: [h-cost] Re: color names (getting OT)

2007-01-28 Thread AlbertCat
In a message dated 1/28/2007 2:56:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Actually wouldn't there be volcanoes before plants? ;-) And a sky and an ocean before there was any life. Blue anyone? ___ h-costume mailing list h-

Re: [h-cost] Re: color names (getting OT)

2007-01-28 Thread Sylvia Rognstad
Did anyone else hear the story on NPR yesterday about color? Apparently a lot of cultures don't have more than 2 or 3 words for different colors. Sylrog On Jan 28, 2007, at 12:53 PM, Jean Waddie wrote: Gail & Scott Finke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote I also once interviewed someone from the

[h-cost] Re: color names (getting OT)

2007-01-28 Thread Jean Waddie
Gail & Scott Finke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote I also once interviewed someone from the Pantone Institute, which is run by the Pantone company that puts together formulas for inks. She told me, very seriously, that green was the first color to appear in the universe. Those color people are a fun