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 So much for persifaldge and protocol.
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It reminds me of a similar sentiment expressed by the father of modern Western Science, Sir Francis Bacon:
"A little philosophy inclineth a man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds to religion."
I wonder if he was also influenced by the Pierian Springs concept. (Though obviously not by the poem which was several centuries later).
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this post, or actually the signature line thereof, gave me a big  . - joe (it's a long and sordid story) friday
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And Nuncle has a ž in his handle.
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And Nuncle has a ž in his handle. What language does ž come from and how do you say it?
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It is indeed very droll. And I notice he mentions "our" Kate Burridge, whose linguistic performances I like to watch on our Public Broadcaster's TV show Can We Help.
Why do y'all keep calling him Nuncle? Was that a previous handle of his?
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Why do y'all keep calling him Nuncle?During the time I first came to this board, I kept a blog called Uncle Jazzbeau's Gallimaufrey ( link) which has since gone dormant. My userid at that time was jheem, and my nickname became Nuncle.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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What language does ž come from and how do you say it?The letter ž shows up in the Czech and Slovak languages. It is pronounced like the z in azure and the g in garage (in some varieties of English); it is the voiced counterpart of the sh in ship. In Czech, the little fillip on top of the z is called a háček, or little hook, ( link). Another name for it is caron. My first name, James, is pronounced /džejmz/ which backwards is zmježd. [Fixed typo.]
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Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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it's spreading like wildfire - joe (pieriansipist, that is) friday
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I pronounce it more like the z in azure. (^_^)
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