Monthly Archives: January 2009

Yet Another Peculiarity of the English Language

Posted on Wednesday: January 28, 2009 by Michael Hendry

Until I sat down today to compile a review worksheet on Latin prepositions, I had never noticed an inconsistency or inconcinnity in the names of the parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. If non-visible frequencies of light are seen as metaphorically … Continue reading →

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Horace Kippled

Posted on Saturday: January 3, 2009 by Michael Hendry

D. A. West, in Horace Odes I: Carpe Diem, Oxford 1995, 6-7: In Horace the tone is often elusive. Perhaps the nearest thing in English is the parody [of Odes 1.1] by Kipling in ‘A Diversity of Creatures’: There are … Continue reading →

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The Usefulness of Classics

Posted on Friday: January 2, 2009 by Michael Hendry

Another British policeman (Pumphrey) interrogates the headmaster (Crumwallis) of a worse than mediocre private school: ‘Hmmmm’, said Pumphrey. ‘You seem to do a lot of classics.’ It was not the remark Mr. Crumwallis had been expecting, but he perked up, … Continue reading →

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Royal Edward

Posted on Thursday: January 1, 2009 by Michael Hendry

A British policeman is looking for a millionaire at a posh hotel in Bradford: It was called the Royal Edward, and for once it lived up to its name. The foyer was all white and gold and plush pink, with … Continue reading →

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