Sup? Or should we say: Verbum sapienti satis est? It’s up to you really. Be that as it may, its time to parse a short Latin phrase which I want to remember. Verbum (word) is a second declension neuter noun. … Continue reading
Sup? I woke up bright and early today (not by choice), and wondered as I lay there what next for me? No doubt a lot of people are thinking the same. Another year. Another lockdown. The same pandemic. Limited employment … Continue reading
Sup? The morning is bright and beautiful, and after yesterdays foray into the world of water butt automation, what better way to start the day than to parse some Latin? I stumbled across the above by chance, and like many … Continue reading
Sup all? It’s raining. The gardening is on hold although *big* plans are now afoot (for a relatively small garden). I have been (among other things) an automation engineer (until I suddenly and recently wasn’t), and perhaps unsuprisingly given this … Continue reading
Sup? It’s time to parse some Latin and on this glorious lockdown Friday, we are going to parse In Manus tuas, Domine, commendo Spitirum meum. But first, and assuming that you are sitting comfortably, let me tell you about my … Continue reading
Sup all? I have taken a slight liberty with this title as I haven’t quite been learning Croatian for two years. But it’s time for an update on my progress, and I’m heading for the two year mark so if … Continue reading
I’ve always liked this saying which has the literal meaning of ‘by night all cats are grey’. I had assumed that it was in origin either Spanish or another romance language, as I had never heard or read of an … Continue reading
Sup? I just know that you want to parse : In principio creavit Deus caelum et terram In these days of Covid, I hope you are all keeping all staying safe and finding ways to amuse yourselves, and what better … Continue reading
Sup? You may or may not have noticed some disruption to Surface languages over the past two days. I run the site on a Debian linux server rather than the more usual managed wordpress site. I do this because it … Continue reading
Sup All? I briefly created a site called Polyglot People to scratch a coding itch, and to experiment with a ‘different look’ and a more ‘mobile first’ style of design. I then decided that it was pointless having a separate … Continue reading