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desehedy's review
5.0
It's a very interesting book specially if you are into languages and linguistics. I've learned quite a lot.
iamacj's review
3.0
3.5, A nice read!
/*Personal Notes*/
* Baritone from Barus (heavy), similar to भारी and பாரம் (weight vs heavy?)
* Teinein - root of Tension, tendon?
* Basil -> Basilica
* Boy -> Bovine
* Carol -> Chorus, Choreo?
* Charisma -> Charm, character?
* Cemetery -> koimao hence coma?
* Chair -> Cathedral
* Chimney -> Chamber
* Domestic -> Domain?
* Clinic -> Incline?
* Consider ~ with sidus, contemplate ~ with Temple?
* Crisis - Criterion, thus critic?
* Drastic -> Drama
* Embryo -> brew?
* Emporium -> Empire?
* Euphoria -> Eulogy?
* Milkyway Galaxy = Milkyway milk-xy?
* Hulk -> haul thus hull?
* Hysteria -> Hymen?
* Imp -> impetus?
* Know -> ज्ञान
* Manthanein -> मान लेना?
* Aster -> Asterisk?
* Phrenike -> Frenetic?
* Nausea -> नाव
* Pirates -> Piraeus?
* Polis -> polite?
* Pompous/ Pompe -> போ ?(send vs go)
* Purse -> Reimburse?
* Rhein -> Rhine?
* Sandal wood = Wood wood?
* Sarcasm -> Snark?
/*Personal Notes*/
* Baritone from Barus (heavy), similar to भारी and பாரம் (weight vs heavy?)
* Teinein - root of Tension, tendon?
* Basil -> Basilica
* Boy -> Bovine
* Carol -> Chorus, Choreo?
* Charisma -> Charm, character?
* Cemetery -> koimao hence coma?
* Chair -> Cathedral
* Chimney -> Chamber
* Domestic -> Domain?
* Clinic -> Incline?
* Consider ~ with sidus, contemplate ~ with Temple?
* Crisis - Criterion, thus critic?
* Drastic -> Drama
* Embryo -> brew?
* Emporium -> Empire?
* Euphoria -> Eulogy?
* Milkyway Galaxy = Milkyway milk-xy?
* Hulk -> haul thus hull?
* Hysteria -> Hymen?
* Imp -> impetus?
* Know -> ज्ञान
* Manthanein -> मान लेना?
* Aster -> Asterisk?
* Phrenike -> Frenetic?
* Nausea -> नाव
* Pirates -> Piraeus?
* Polis -> polite?
* Pompous/ Pompe -> போ ?(send vs go)
* Purse -> Reimburse?
* Rhein -> Rhine?
* Sandal wood = Wood wood?
* Sarcasm -> Snark?
bookwomble's review against another edition
4.0
I ploughed through this in one day, though actually, it was less of a ploughing and more of a strolling, as Tulloch's prose is light and breezy, without being overfamiliar or jokey. The text is embellished with illustrations from Greek vases, which adds to the charm.
There's loads of interesting cultural and historical information hidden in the Greek elements of English, and Tulloch is a friendly and authoritative guide.
There's loads of interesting cultural and historical information hidden in the Greek elements of English, and Tulloch is a friendly and authoritative guide.
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