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Discussion Topic  RE: Characters from Greek Myth (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Our topic is characters from Greek Myth. While not mythical, Pyrrhus was a "character" - perhaps we......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Characters from Greek Myth (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Scanning the list, one sees our administrator has given us an elevated tone. At the risk of punctur......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Characters from Greek Myth (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Do we consider the oracle at Delphi a character? If so, perhaps we may admit "delphic," which the O......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Characters from Greek Myth (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Arnie's post triggers a memory about early forms of "goddess groups," in this case, proto-sets of "C......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Characters from Greek Myth (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
An interesting link to round out the gloss on "Plutus" at ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Characters from Greek Myth (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
On plutocrat -- Random House unabridged (1967)cites "Plutus, god personifying wealth, sometimes comf......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Characters from Greek Myth (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
My heritage is indeed Greek. And if you permit just a little stretching of language, I would transl......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Characters from Greek Myth (in The Vocabulary Forum) by Robert Arvanitis
Ahh, sweet bliss of a "target rich environment." Is it too obvious to leap immediately to all the a......
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Discussion Topic  Tonality (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Listening (involuntarily) to Japanese anime theme music, the thought occurs: What is the interplay ......
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Discussion Topic  Hybrid words (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
No ancient Greek or Roman would have used a word like "carbohydrate," even if they wanted to lose we......
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Discussion Topic  Viral Language (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Has Wordcraft ever had a discussion of "viral language?" By that I mean the differences among (i) a......
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Discussion Topic  Diacritical Marks (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Interesting notes this week on printers' marks. Anyone know the name for the small circle above a v......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A question that has me stumped (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
We forget how hard life was for our ancestors, how the plague inspired "ring around the roses" It's ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A question that has me stumped (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Guess I'm just lucky with food... ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: A question that has me stumped (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
The flock-passing-smoke / transience is most likely, but I instinctively went to smoked-goose......
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Discussion Topic  Repetitive duplicates (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Boo boo, cha cha, cous cous, mahi mahi, peri peri, pom pom, shabu shabu, Sing Sing, tom tom... Star......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Reiquepublicae vs Republica (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
In Republica Massachusettensi Senatus et Curatores Omnibus Ad Quo Hae Litterae Pervenerint Salutem i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Reiquepublicae vs Republica (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Daughter just graduated BU Law. Near the top the diploma refers to "Republica" of Massachusetts. ......
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Discussion Topic  Reiquepublicae vs Republica (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
Diploma for a new graduate refers to the state as "Republica" but the US as "reiquepublicae" Distin......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Untranslatable (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Robert Arvanitis
In re-expressing an idea from one language to another, the mapping may never be exact. The human ey......
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