Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Language Connections

Your writer's studies of the ancient Greek language continue.  I can now translate much basic Greek prose with the aid of a dictionary, including a good bit of the New Testament (which was originally written in ancient Greek).  By simply learning how the language is pronounced and focusing on grammar and reading skills, progress in learning a foreign language is much, much faster than trying to learn to speak it (as an adult).

Books that I have for French and German reading state that about 180 hours of effort are needed.  Diistributing that effort over 1/2 to 1 hour sessions works best.  Thus you, too, can learn to read a foreign language as an adult in less than one year.  Try it!  Remember, use read-only mode.

Word of the Day

"Dryad" - noun [$10] Mythology.
Dryad means a nymph inhabiting a tree; a wood nymph.
Sentence:  If no naiads appear, perhaps the Epicurean canoeists will encounter a band of dryads in the forests surrounding the lakes.

10 comments:

Spin-em said...

Bunk....We should be at the camp site in 20 minutes

Big Al..............................

Bunk....Big Al...did you know cattails are edible?

Big Al..............................

Bunk....save that vine...we can use it for rope

Big Al..............................

Bunk....great being out here with you guys

Big Al..............................

Bunkerman said...

lolol

yes, one would think all this talk about nymphs would generate comments from the hometown crowd.

Maybe they are drooling over thoughts of a Plowboy for lunch?

Bunkerman said...

CSCO to lay off 10,000 people ... will JohnBoy take a pay cut?

Doubt it.

A big Hog at the Trough.

Spin-em said...

CSCO has a big cayyyyyysh hoard


Big Al.......................

Spin-em said...

Bunk ...didnt you dump ur SLV in the 40's...if so "what a call" sir

Bunkerman said...

yup, I got high prices for my silver.

Bunkerman said...

I give all credit to Krypto - a superior fund manager.

Bud said...

krypto said to buy SLV??...............when ??? retroactive mofo's

Bud said...

QE3 in the fed minutes................disgusting



'keep firing ben'

Spin-em said...

Y call me a mofo????...why lump in with the mofo????...that just hurts


Big Al..........................