coyotespike

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   by coyotespike 6y ago

   There are some good points here - I particularly like the contrasts with Arabic and Spanish - but the proscription against using Latinate words is far too strong! The dean of my old law school shows how you can mix Saxon and Latin words to
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   by coyotespike 6y ago

   Yeah, depending where you are here in Austin, I feel you. I'm fortunate to live next to a park, which is nice to walk in. I cycle into town rather than walk the 5 miles, though. This summer I'll try to get out and go for a walk be
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   by coyotespike 6y ago

   Agree. And at the higher end of the temperature spectrum, I've commuted on my bike all through the summer in Austin, Texas, when the temps are routinely 40-43C. Not for everyone, as I had a place to shower and change when I got sweaty,
4. 124.▲
   by coyotespike 6y ago

   Completely agree. Paddy Fermor wrote beautifully, and with a vocabulary informed by his polyglot abilities (he knew, at least, Greek, Latin, several dialects of German, and French, with smatterings of a few more). Because he took Greek at s
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   by coyotespike 6y ago

   I disagree. There's nothing childish about "a flash of anger" - most people have many small impulses and feelings. I'd bet many people might make a small joke about the situation - but the joke depends on precisely that