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2008-07-03 Greek - translation: Hello, First of all I have to point out that "Know thyself" and "Everything in moderation" are nothing but the English translation of two ancient Greek maxims carved on the pediment of the temple...
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2008-07-02 Greek - translation: Hello, First of all the noun μετάβαση, whose English spelling, i.e.Latin transliteration, is "metábase", is NOT Ancient Greek, which is my field of expertise...
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2008-07-02 Ancient Languages - English to Latin translation: Hello, “Anything is possible” can be translated as follows: 1-“ Quidvis est possibile” or “Quicquid est possibile” ( “Anything is possible”). 2-“ Quidvis accidere potest” or “Quicquid accidere...
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2008-07-01 Etymology (Meaning of Words) - honky dory: Hello, I hope you're having a fine week, I had a few theories about the origin of 'honky dory' but needed some corroboration. As so often happens with etymology, there were multiple explanations...
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2008-06-30 Etymology (Meaning of Words) - Sporting events: Hello , I hope you're having a fine week, You're right! In the United states the term 'Public Viewing' is generally reserved for funeral related announcements. But not always. Amateur astronomers...
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