[B-Greek] David Black on learning Greek

Richard Roland skywire at bellsouth.net
Sat Oct 2 16:49:08 EDT 2010


  I beg Oun Kwon's forgiveness. Given my thoughtless hyperbole, this 
will surely put his capacity for forgiveness to the test. I had assumed 
that only a native English speaker would be brave enough to create such 
a site, and that it was just something Barry had Googled. I will take 
this as a painful reminder of what you are supposed to do "if you can't 
say something nice".

Richard Roland

On 2010-10-02 12:55, N.E. Barry wrote:
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Roland" 
> <skywire at bellsouth.net>
> To: <edwalkwitz at yahoo.com>
> Cc: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 12:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] David Black on learning Greek
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>>  For an example of the phenomenon at work, see 
>> http://www.english-the-easy-way.com/Nouns/Nouns_Page.htm that Barry H 
>> included in a post in the most recent upwelling of the MONOGENHS 
>> question. If you are looking for help with English grammar, take my 
>> advice and do not go there. If you are English-fluent, it's good for 
>> some chuckles; you will wonder whether you have wandered into an 
>> Onion parody.
>
> What do you see as so amusing about this site?  I referenced it as 
> having some quick definitions, particularly common vs. proper nouns, 
> terminology with which Oun Kwon, not a native English speaker, 
> apparently was not familiar.  The site simply looked to me like one of 
> several which purport to help the visitor with his, her or its English 
> grammar.  I personally saw nothing wrong with it, but then again, I 
> didn't spend a lot of time on the site, so perhaps I missed something.
>
> N.E. Barry Hofstetter, semper melius Latine sonat...
> Classics & Bible Instructor @ The American Academy
> 2010 Salvatori Excellence in Education Winner
> http://theamericanacademy.net
> V-P, Academic Affairs, The North American Reformed Seminary
> http://www.tnars.net/
>
> http://my.opera.com/barryhofstetter/blog
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