[B-Greek] interlinears

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Dec 19 19:53:27 EST 2006


On Dec 19, 2006, at 7:36 PM, Carl Thomas wrote:

> Carl, I think you have a good idea "it's occurred to me that one  
> might even compose a "stationery" message on one of these topics".  
> I can only speak for my self but for me these topics that recur on  
> this list on a regular basis have been a big help for me. And at  
> times they have made me smile and relax.

Well, I'm glad that somebody gets a kick out of them! I wasn't  
serious about the "stationery" responses, of course; I rather think  
my own messages on these particular topics are tedious.



> The B-Greek reminds me of my work. I'm a Network Administrator in a  
> School. Some days I get a lot of calls from students and teachers  
> asking for ''help just like the recurring topics that recur on this  
> list on a regular basis". Some days I try to give them a quick  
> answer and I think to myself why don't they remember that I gave  
> them a work shop on that. And/or I have to remember that they my be  
> a new student or teacher and I have to repeat the same thing over  
> again. :)
>
>
> Now I have a question about the proper way to reply to a message  
> here on the list. If I want to reply to the list in general I would  
> chose "Reply to All" right? If that is right when would you use  
> just "Reply"?

When you want to reply ONLY to the original sender. And, believe me,  
there are times when you do want to reply OFF-LIST and only to the  
original sender.

>
>
> Carl W. Conrad wrote:
>> FWNH BOWNTOS EN THi ERHMWi (MHDE TOU BAPTISTOU):
>>
>> There are some topics that recur on this list on a regular basis  
>> ad  nauseam. One of them is the "right" pronunciation of Biblical  
>> Greek,  another is the utility of interlinears and/or parsing  
>> guides. I  really think those who have been reading B-Greek posts  
>> for a few  months know very well just who thinks what about these  
>> issues. I have  my own opinions about them that I have expressed  
>> in the past, and  it's occurred to me that one might even compose  
>> a "stationery"  message on one of these topics and send it when  
>> the occasion arises  anew. But I won't.  What I haven't seen in  
>> these recurrent threads is  any indication that anybody's  
>> convictions regarding these matters  have been changed by the  
>> kinds of arguments adduced for one side or  another of them.
>>
>>
>> Carl W. Conrad
>> Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
>> 1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
>> cwconrad2 at mac.com
>> WWW: http://www.ioa.com/~cwconrad/
>>
>>
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>
>
> -- 
> Carl Thomas
> Ashland, Montana 59003
> United States of America


Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
cwconrad2 at mac.com
WWW: http://www.ioa.com/~cwconrad/





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