It does annoy me. Russian books tend to do that, too, and even though you can figure out instantly what is being said (they usually put the ending on as well so that you know what form of speech is being used), the sense that I get is that people are being unnecessarily touchy about language.
If someone said something, print it. It's the truth. It's what they said.
If someone said something, print it. It's the truth. It's what they said.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
André Castelot - Bonaparte (and on the reviewing of biographies)
- 05/04/2011 08:54:03 PM
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I think you are right
- 05/04/2011 10:05:55 PM
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Yeah.
- 05/04/2011 10:26:42 PM
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Would you say it is still worth reading it?
- 05/04/2011 10:32:23 PM
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It depends on your background knowledge and/or willingness to look stuff up.
- 05/04/2011 10:51:46 PM
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Re: Would you say it is still worth reading it?
- 06/04/2011 01:24:27 PM
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I am a fan of Bertière
- 06/04/2011 01:37:50 PM
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Re: I am a fan of Bertière
- 06/04/2011 03:25:31 PM
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Re: I am a fan of Bertière
- 06/04/2011 03:41:07 PM
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His writing didn't strike me as particularly difficult.
- 06/04/2011 06:48:05 PM
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Re: His writing didn't strike me as particularly difficult.
- 06/04/2011 08:09:21 PM
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Re: André Castelot - Bonaparte (and on the reviewing of biographies)
- 06/04/2011 12:34:31 PM
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I don't see why biographies are more difficult to review than history books generally.
- 06/04/2011 03:30:37 PM
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Oh, and on the profanity
- 06/04/2011 03:37:17 PM
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