tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post6858466792762230462..comments2023-10-11T09:05:49.413+01:00Comments on BRIAN Ο ΒΡΕΤΑΝΟΣ: Several Round Tuits LaterBrian o vretanoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02982178574498189251noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-12160970467225903072008-11-21T17:06:00.000+00:002008-11-21T17:06:00.000+00:00Well, I'm back! It's great to see have some Espera...Well, I'm back! It's great to see have some Esperantists online! I suppose what makes me feel it's "soulless" is the fact that it's so regular - the feeling that there aren't any fun nooks and crannies and traditions that you get from other languages. That may be an incorrect assumption, of course.<BR/><BR/>As for the "pure vowels" thing, as far as I can see, there's a lot of variation in vowel pronounciation. French, German, Dutch and Greek don't seem to have "pure" vowels - the latter, for example, notionally does have 5 vowel sounds, but there are a wide range of pronouciations based on whether the vowel is stressed or not, the specific speaker, and so on.<BR/><BR/>In all seriousness, I take the point that some people do speak Esperanto - my blog is full of not entirely serious sweeping generalisations, so shouldn't be taken too seriously. <BR/><BR/>Sully:<BR/><BR/>I will put the Mayans top of my Round Tuit list. They certainly do appear to have been an amazing culture.<BR/><BR/>Everyone Else:<BR/><BR/>Hello! I'll get round to your blogs sometime in the next day or so!Brian o vretanoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982178574498189251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-49702059039488481512008-11-20T23:53:00.000+00:002008-11-20T23:53:00.000+00:00my computer is running so donkey slow I couldn't c...my computer is running so donkey slow I couldn't check the guy out.<BR/><BR/>laterJean Kneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044899838339645790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-7925210309916803782008-11-20T23:48:00.000+00:002008-11-20T23:48:00.000+00:00Dammit! i have to go! i burnt the pork chops!Dammit! i have to go! i burnt the pork chops!Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525264720105877075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-5757235922800927022008-11-20T23:45:00.000+00:002008-11-20T23:45:00.000+00:00MMMM SCRATCH AND SNIFF?? Where are we sniffing??MMMM SCRATCH AND SNIFF?? Where are we sniffing??Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525264720105877075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-26557112540999368732008-11-20T23:43:00.001+00:002008-11-20T23:43:00.001+00:00I don't know that guy will have to checkI don't know that guy will have to checkJean Kneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044899838339645790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-24137112271868369592008-11-20T23:43:00.000+00:002008-11-20T23:43:00.000+00:00He has his own scratch and sniff page in people ma...He has his own scratch and sniff page in people magazineJean Kneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044899838339645790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-14215233851801046102008-11-20T23:38:00.000+00:002008-11-20T23:38:00.000+00:00you know who is looking good?? That guy from Fring...you know who is looking good?? That guy from Fringe that used to be on Dawson's creek?Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525264720105877075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-48917686939628080032008-11-20T23:37:00.000+00:002008-11-20T23:37:00.000+00:00Awesome jean knee! he is sooo hawt!Awesome jean knee! he is sooo hawt!Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525264720105877075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-13124233779244745092008-11-20T23:36:00.000+00:002008-11-20T23:36:00.000+00:00Hey Bee, I see where your man Hugh Jackman won sex...Hey Bee, I see where your man Hugh Jackman won sexiest man aliveJean Kneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044899838339645790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-18936976328311191312008-11-20T21:08:00.000+00:002008-11-20T21:08:00.000+00:00Mayan culture is unbelievable. You should definite...Mayan culture is unbelievable. You should definitely be making that book a top priority. You'll have to buy new socks because the ones you're wearing will be blown completely off when you find out about all the amazing things they did. For example, Kool-Aid. Yep, they invented that.Sully Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10466047551959793700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-61153864983184993342008-11-20T03:55:00.000+00:002008-11-20T03:55:00.000+00:00YOU SAID YOU HAD A POST FOR WEDNESDAY...YOU SAID YOU HAD A POST FOR WEDNESDAY...Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525264720105877075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-79350098537399776692008-11-19T01:45:00.000+00:002008-11-19T01:45:00.000+00:00I am quite capable of butchering one language perf...I am quite capable of butchering one language perfectly. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure Italy and it's inhabitants wouldn't appreciate me learning to butcher theirs :)Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740513813386444402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-63777242331312974992008-11-17T21:43:00.000+00:002008-11-17T21:43:00.000+00:00Regarding Butler: One shouldn't judge a language b...Regarding Butler: One shouldn't judge a language by one lesson book. If you're into buying books I'd recommend Esperanto: Learning and Using the International Language by Richardson. http://tinyurl.com/5v4q36<BR/><BR/>If one studies a history of the language it is easy to see that before WWII there was much cause for optimism.oinoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900029551002064946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-14411121705040848052008-11-17T18:41:00.000+00:002008-11-17T18:41:00.000+00:00Brian, I think optimistic book buying is a great t...Brian, I think optimistic book buying is a great thing. I still have two books in French to help me read French (now 8 years old), a book on karate (I could hit people with it) and a book on men's fitness, the less said about that the better.Chris Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01621838021756564517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-81361328335273515822008-11-17T15:21:00.000+00:002008-11-17T15:21:00.000+00:00where you at, Brian?where you at, Brian?Jean Kneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044899838339645790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-21084088954421256122008-11-17T02:43:00.000+00:002008-11-17T02:43:00.000+00:00Aha! Ok, now I figured it out! I must be smarter t...Aha! Ok, now I figured it out! I must be smarter than the comment thingy! <BR/>What did you do to it?<BR/>I used to have all kinds of books on my bookshelves that I needed to get to. One was the biography of Einstein. But now those books have been replaced by things like The Hungry Caterpillar and Everyone Poops.Tracy Rambles On And Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928404796336909746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-72895410417454016582008-11-17T00:26:00.000+00:002008-11-17T00:26:00.000+00:00Butler's quite right, actually — at least in regar...Butler's quite right, actually — at least in regard to Esperanto. English speakers tend to have a hard time with the pure vowels, although there are many exceptions. It's kind of like how Dubya might sound if he spoke Italian. Of all the Esperanto speakers I've met from overseas, the Poles, Serbs and Croats tend to have the best pronunciation.<BR/><BR/>"Step by Step" is a bit antiquated and even stuffy, but it's a very good textbook. For something more modern and flashy, try <A HREF="http://lernu.net" REL="nofollow">Lernu</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-23059981695548749872008-11-16T23:33:00.000+00:002008-11-16T23:33:00.000+00:00all those books sound boring, stick to reading blo...all those books sound boring, stick to reading blogs.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054404939935028731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-62194659120405752912008-11-16T21:57:00.000+00:002008-11-16T21:57:00.000+00:00Hehe yeah that reminds me of that Swedish course a...Hehe yeah that reminds me of that Swedish course and Dante's Inferno on my book shelf. THanks for the reminder. LOL.kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924699142778576556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-30253620378376340162008-11-16T19:09:00.000+00:002008-11-16T19:09:00.000+00:00Funny, I clicked on Remush and in his about me, it...Funny, I clicked on Remush and in his about me, it says "Esperantisto". I have to wonder if he googles *Esperanto* on a daily basis.<BR/><BR/>I studied the Maya and Aztecs once a long time ago. The only thing I remember is that they had flushable toilets with an advanced sewer/irrigation system.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525264720105877075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-22238536779799409262008-11-16T16:58:00.000+00:002008-11-16T16:58:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jean Kneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044899838339645790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-71258682554970864102008-11-16T16:56:00.000+00:002008-11-16T16:56:00.000+00:00how lovely, RemushBrian, you just have to chuck al...how lovely, Remush<BR/><BR/><BR/>Brian, you just have to chuck all those and start with something interesting. Go to the bookstore, write down titles that sound good then order them from the libraryJean Kneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044899838339645790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-74559835656528831582008-11-16T14:43:00.000+00:002008-11-16T14:43:00.000+00:00"What they've got to do with learning a soulless l..."What they've got to do with learning a soulless language that no-one uses?"<BR/>No-one? o-o. I know already more than 100, but your no-one is very likely over 1 000 000<BR/>So you should have written nooo-ooone.<BR/>BTW the language soul is in the people, not in the language.<BR/>Esperanto has many souls in many countries.<BR/>But some souls are unaware about the existence of others.<BR/>You must feel alone.Remushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357514987619898774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-42430507043645761852008-11-16T12:38:00.000+00:002008-11-16T12:38:00.000+00:00WOOOO!!! I was FIRST!!!WOOOO!!! I was FIRST!!!Anndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703154815958841195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2155163465692365863.post-6353979110444233802008-11-16T12:37:00.000+00:002008-11-16T12:37:00.000+00:00Maybe next time I'm sick I could... nah.Maybe next time I'm sick I could... nah.Anndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703154815958841195noreply@blogger.com