Ancient Greek Drama
Nov 26, 2022 02:02:20 #
The following manuscript, dated 2000+ years ago, was discovered and is presented here, in its entirety:
Setting: Athens, inside a tailor shop. The customer is holding a garment. The tailor speaks first.
"Euripides?"
"Yes. Eumenides?"
Finis
Setting: Athens, inside a tailor shop. The customer is holding a garment. The tailor speaks first.
"Euripides?"
"Yes. Eumenides?"
Finis
Nov 26, 2022 05:37:16 #
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Nov 26, 2022 08:37:10 #
Longshadow wrote:
βογγητό
For some reason, I took Greek in school. I used to write reminder notes to myself using Greek letters.
Nov 26, 2022 08:46:11 #
jerryc41 wrote:
For some reason, I took Greek in school. I used to write reminder notes to myself using Greek letters.
I took German. I think we only had a choice of four.
Nov 26, 2022 13:44:52 #
Nov 28, 2022 10:12:23 #
moosus wrote:
How do you say "groan" in Greek?
"Groan-nip-a-dese"! Followed by one right foot forward slap with the shout "Hopah!" (No dishes were harmed!)
Nov 28, 2022 11:08:46 #
Nov 28, 2022 13:46:55 #
Eff Ess in Ess Eff wrote:
The following manuscript, dated 2000+ years ago, was discovered and is presented here, in its entirety:
Setting: Athens, inside a tailor shop. The customer is holding a garment. The tailor speaks first.
"Euripides?"
"Yes. Eumenides?"
Finis
Setting: Athens, inside a tailor shop. The customer is holding a garment. The tailor speaks first.
"Euripides?"
"Yes. Eumenides?"
Finis
τέλος (télos)
"Finis" is Latin, thus improper in the above dialog. τέλος (télos) is Greek for end.
Better with πεπερασμένος
finite, finished
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