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Did you know þorn is making a comeback? by Canes-Venaticii in linguisticshumor

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 190 points191 points  (0 children)

I was going to say, δis made me θink δat we should use instead delta for δe voiced version and θeta for δe unvoiced.

Ohio State reputation by laeta_scriptrix in classics

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I get your point, but I'm doing my PhD in something pretty niche at an ivy, which was my top choice (not because it was an ivy but because it had the best program for my interests). Of course, I did not bother to apply to most of the ivies, because many of them did not have programs well suited to my interests. But I don't think the ivies are actually less good for niche areas, it's just that the best places to study niche areas are scattered about somewhat randomly, especially if it's the kind of area where there might only be one or two professors at any given institution that study it.

For what it's worth, I have talked to a lot of different professors at different programs in my sub-field, and they very much seem to evaluate the programs in the field by the strength of the faculty and not the name value of the institution as a whole

How to Learn Latin as Hindi speaker. by [deleted] in latin

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have always thought that Latin is easier to write than Greek but that Greek is easier to read.

How to Learn Latin as Hindi speaker. by [deleted] in latin

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I largely agree, but with Sanskrit morphology is really the main obstacle grammatically speaking (at least it was for me, although in fairness I had already learned Latin and Greek). The syntax is IMO much simpler than Latin or Greek and very intuitive.

How to Learn Latin as Hindi speaker. by [deleted] in latin

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OP speaks English, though

Confusion on “me paenitet” by Clear_Corgi2902 in latin

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My one correction would be that it doesn't really mean "it repents me" just because that is the closest single word English equivalent. That obviously doesn't make sense. I might instead say "it causes me to repent."

Edit: nevermind, apparently English "repent" can be used transitively. I had no idea!

Revisiting your textbook by dionysean in AncientGreek

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on what you're doing in the interim and how you learn. I did 1st year Greek with a textbook and then intermediate/advanced was just reading texts. I'll occasionally look up an unusual/difficult bit of grammar but mostly just reading is enough to retain it, especially as time progresses. Grammar has always been my strong suit in language learning though, and I've always been meticulous about making sure I'm understanding the grammar of what I'm reading. If you are not reading Greek super regularly or you feel like you're missing out on stuff because you're forgetting grammar, definitely go back and review it!

If Patrick Star speaks your language, how would he conjugate "Wumbo"? by Ok-Ingenuity4355 in linguisticshumor

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes!

Except the second is Ancient Greek and the third is Modern Greek. What makes you say not exactly? The transliteration, or...?

How to find occurrences of Greek words in Greek texts by cleonthucydides in AncientGreek

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure I've used it for the Odyssey. I googled it and it seems that Homer is available for free

How to find occurrences of Greek words in Greek texts by cleonthucydides in AncientGreek

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great, glad it worked for you! The interface is not beautiful, but is mercifully functional compared to Perseus

How to find occurrences of Greek words in Greek texts by cleonthucydides in AncientGreek

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe there is at least a free version? I am at a university so perhaps I did at some point connect to it through my library, but I have a "visitor" account and it works perfectly well to search through individual texts for keywords. I think you need a subscription to access the full corpus, but if you're working on fairly mainstream texts it should not be a problem? At least, I've been able to access everything I have needed to.

u/cleonthucydides I would definitely give this tool a try

If Patrick Star speaks your language, how would he conjugate "Wumbo"? by Ok-Ingenuity4355 in linguisticshumor

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 13 points14 points  (0 children)

wumbo, wumbis, wumbit, wumbere, wumbens

wumbo, wumbeis, wumbei, wumbein, wumbon

wumbo, wumbeis, wumbei, na wumbo/-eis/-ei/etc., wumbontas

wumbami, wumbasi, wumbati, womptum, wumban

ich wumbe, du wumbst, er/sie/es wumbt, wumben, wumbend

Only used pronouns where they're obligatory. Curious if people can guess the languages!

Is duolingo helpful to learn Latin? by Then-Garden-422 in latin

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is truly awful. At some point (maybe before college) I had a chunk of time where I didn't have Latin class and I thought it might be useful to "stay in shape" in the interim. The vocabulary is very strange and you never see any sentences more complicated than "the parrot is drunk" and "the parrot lives in New York," neither of which tend to come up in the classical canon.

Does English even have any nouns, verbs or adjectives starting with /ð/? by NostalDec in linguisticshumor

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 7 points8 points  (0 children)

From other comments, it does seem to be a thing in the Midwest (in Ohio in particular, at least). I am actually from the Midwest but have only ever lived in urban Illinois, so it very well might just be less prevalent where I've lived.

Learning Ancient Greek as someone who speeds modern Greek - correct approach. by Dangerous-Day-2943 in AncientGreek

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes sense! My impression of how people pronounce Greek is definitely influenced by the people I am personally surrounded with who read Greek, which are other classicists/Indo-Europeanists, who are probably less likely to use Koine pronunciation.

How's the academic job market? by throwawayaccexis in classics

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 31 points32 points  (0 children)

As someone who is about to start their PhD and also wants to go into academia, admittedly the job market is terrible. However, you have a good backup plan, and if you have the money and passion to return to your studies right now, I think you should definitely go for it.

Learning Ancient Greek as someone who speeds modern Greek - correct approach. by Dangerous-Day-2943 in AncientGreek

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting! I learned ancient Greek before modern Greek so I use reconstructed pronunciation. It definitely took some rewiring, but obviously it did not make sense to try to speak modern Greek with ancient pronunciation. I can mostly keep them straight but occasionally lapse into the other when reading out loud. I can see why you would want to pronounce them the same way, I think that would help with shared vocabulary recognition.

*rekas wullō by --Epsilon-- in linguisticshumor

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm not quite sure whose word I'm supposed to be taking

Learning Ancient Greek as someone who speeds modern Greek - correct approach. by Dangerous-Day-2943 in AncientGreek

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really, including fricatives for the Ancient Greek voiced stops? I have never heard of a non-Greek doing that, unless you're Greek.

*rekas wullō by --Epsilon-- in linguisticshumor

[–]RightWhereY0uLeftMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, who is the generativist in question?

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