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in reply to a message by Sarahjeanne
Thanks a million for your good words :))
You really wished you were Greek? Anyone who has delved into Greek mythology, history and philosophy and enjoyed it can rightfully claim to be Greek -- being Greek has nothing to do with language, race or place. I oftentimes catch Nanaea being more Greek than I :P
The name "Sara " does exist in contemporary Greece, as do most biblical names including mine (Pavlos ). Jeanne in Greek is Ioanna or Yanna :) And if you would like a pet Greek name, I propose Rhea (pronounced RE-ah, RE as in "red"), a Titan, whose name means "flow". The letters composing "Rhea " are found in SarahJeanne.
You really wished you were Greek? Anyone who has delved into Greek mythology, history and philosophy and enjoyed it can rightfully claim to be Greek -- being Greek has nothing to do with language, race or place. I oftentimes catch Nanaea being more Greek than I :P
The name "Sara " does exist in contemporary Greece, as do most biblical names including mine (Pavlos ). Jeanne in Greek is Ioanna or Yanna :) And if you would like a pet Greek name, I propose Rhea (pronounced RE-ah, RE as in "red"), a Titan, whose name means "flow". The letters composing "Rhea " are found in SarahJeanne.
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Thanks, Priapos, I want to call you Pavlos , now! Greek names tend to just roll off the tounge. I really like Yanna. I like Rhea , too, but Yanna is more fun! :) I wish I knew the language. I took german for 4 years, but it's not a very pretty language. Don't get me wrong, I'm gald to know it, but I wish they would have offered Greek in high school! But like you said in a post a while back, we all speak Greek, we just don't realize it!
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...and you know what the real bummer is? Greek missed out by only a handful of votes to becoming official language of the USA when it gained its independence!!!
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I didn't know that! I know that Greek revival architecture was all the rage in the U.S . right after the War of Independence, but I had no idea that people were actually proposing we all speak Greek.
Do you know who it was who proposed this, P.L .? And who voted for it, as well? I'm going to guess that Ben Franklin may have been on the Greek side.
-- Nanaea
Do you know who it was who proposed this, P.L .? And who voted for it, as well? I'm going to guess that Ben Franklin may have been on the Greek side.
-- Nanaea
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An urban legend????
The story that Greek was almost voted as an official language in the US is so widespread here that I took it for granted. Tried to find some support though a web search, but -- bummer! -- I didnt find any :(
http://www.urbanlegends.com/books/the_story_of_english.html
The story that Greek was almost voted as an official language in the US is so widespread here that I took it for granted. Tried to find some support though a web search, but -- bummer! -- I didnt find any :(
http://www.urbanlegends.com/books/the_story_of_english.html
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Found a book...
I'd honestly never heard of this before, but I was intrigued enough to use my librarian's skills to track down a book which covers this:
*O Strange New World; American Culture: The Formative Years*, by Howard Mumford Jones (published 1964)
The book is apparently out of print now, but I'll see if I can snare it via interlibrary loan. Sounds like interesting reading!
-- Nanaea
I'd honestly never heard of this before, but I was intrigued enough to use my librarian's skills to track down a book which covers this:
*O Strange New World; American Culture: The Formative Years*, by Howard Mumford Jones (published 1964)
The book is apparently out of print now, but I'll see if I can snare it via interlibrary loan. Sounds like interesting reading!
-- Nanaea
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Nice to see you two, today. :) I guess you really do learn something new everyday. I'm glad I have the chance to talk with the regulars on this board. I learn so much, and that's really good! I know my brain won't go dead on my little college break!!:)
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"I oftentimes catch Nanaea being more Greek than I,"
@@@@ Being of Sephardic ancestry, Nanaea most likely has some Greek blood in her. ;) But I'll agree absolutely that anyone with an interest in Greek mythology, history, and philosophy has a right to claim Greekiness. :)
"And if you would like a pet Greek name, I propose Rhea ..."
@@@@ That's a *great* Greek name for Sarahjeanne! Cool choice, P.L .! :)
-- Nanaea
@@@@ Being of Sephardic ancestry, Nanaea most likely has some Greek blood in her. ;) But I'll agree absolutely that anyone with an interest in Greek mythology, history, and philosophy has a right to claim Greekiness. :)
"And if you would like a pet Greek name, I propose Rhea ..."
@@@@ That's a *great* Greek name for Sarahjeanne! Cool choice, P.L .! :)
-- Nanaea
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