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Andy...
Out of simple and honest curiosity, may I ask how come you are involved, interested in etymology? Is it your hobby or do you do this for a living??
I like languages, learning about how they came to be, what words are shared among languages and why and names, of course. But I am far from being an expert. I carry on my won investigations when I find something i am interested in :o)
Hope you don't mind me being nosy,
Magia
Out of simple and honest curiosity, may I ask how come you are involved, interested in etymology? Is it your hobby or do you do this for a living??
I like languages, learning about how they came to be, what words are shared among languages and why and names, of course. But I am far from being an expert. I carry on my won investigations when I find something i am interested in :o)
Hope you don't mind me being nosy,
Magia
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Hi, Magia!
If we all weren't nosy, we wouldn't be here on the board, would we?
I'm far from being an expert, too, but I do know some languages. I am German to begin with and thus can read Dutch (fairly well). I speak English and French and read Italian (and a bit of Spanish). I studied Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and of course I am very much interested in the changes all those languages took throughout the centuries. - But enough of showing off!
There are very many on the board who are really good at some languages and at etymology, but very few, I'm afraid, can make a living from it. The only money I make from this is the lousy Euros I get from the newspaper for my weekly articles on first names. But if I find an editor, there might be a book from those articles, and of course this is going to be a bestseller (ha, ha!) … There will be another book coming hopefully in 2006 with shorter articles on Christian names with the stress on CHRISTIAN encluding a CD to print name cards. But no living from this either … Still it's a beautiful hobby, isn't it?
Andy ;—)
If we all weren't nosy, we wouldn't be here on the board, would we?
I'm far from being an expert, too, but I do know some languages. I am German to begin with and thus can read Dutch (fairly well). I speak English and French and read Italian (and a bit of Spanish). I studied Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and of course I am very much interested in the changes all those languages took throughout the centuries. - But enough of showing off!
There are very many on the board who are really good at some languages and at etymology, but very few, I'm afraid, can make a living from it. The only money I make from this is the lousy Euros I get from the newspaper for my weekly articles on first names. But if I find an editor, there might be a book from those articles, and of course this is going to be a bestseller (ha, ha!) … There will be another book coming hopefully in 2006 with shorter articles on Christian names with the stress on CHRISTIAN encluding a CD to print name cards. But no living from this either … Still it's a beautiful hobby, isn't it?
Andy ;—)
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Aaammm, wow!. You should show off left and right, 24/7. I would if I knew half of it. Latin, Greek and Hebrew... good for you!
I am native Spanish speaker, there forth I read Portuguese, Italian, little bit of French and obviously, I speak English. If I find a request on a name that i know I can find info about, I do my research and post the answer that seems the most accurate and I have messed up, once or twice, haha :op
Please, keep me posted on your out-coming material, I would love to get a copy of it. Especially the Christian Names one.
It is a professional hobby when it is handled to your level :o)
Good luck,
Magia
Ps.: my e-mail is my profile link, if you ever wish to contact me.
I am native Spanish speaker, there forth I read Portuguese, Italian, little bit of French and obviously, I speak English. If I find a request on a name that i know I can find info about, I do my research and post the answer that seems the most accurate and I have messed up, once or twice, haha :op
Please, keep me posted on your out-coming material, I would love to get a copy of it. Especially the Christian Names one.
It is a professional hobby when it is handled to your level :o)
Good luck,
Magia
Ps.: my e-mail is my profile link, if you ever wish to contact me.
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