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Comment on Greek immigrants: are they still Greeks? by Jack

Jack — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:46:58 +0000

Greek, as Alexander The Great proclaimed, is he who loves beauty, virtue, truth, “Areti”. A true Greek doesn’t necessarily need to speak Greek, however it helps, a true Greek doesn’t necessarily need to live in Greece, however is not a “barbarian” (intolerant of other cultures, people, thoughts, civilizations). There are citizens in Greece today that are no Greek in spirit. And there are citizens in many parts of the world today that know nothing about Greece, but are Greek…

Comment on Why only Turks learn Turkish by Ellopos Blog

Ellopos Blog — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:16:37 +0000

The post is not about people who need to learn Turkish because they work in Turkey, etc., but about the cultural strength of Turkish.

The cultural strength of Turkish equals nothing, since all great literature is written in languages other than Turkish.

Comment on Why only Turks learn Turkish by Manolis

Manolis — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:21:24 +0000

I’m not Turk and I am learning Turkish.
And Christianity is not the word of God.

Comment on Greek and American Kids: an Overview by Stephanie Niko

Stephanie Niko — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:43:16 +0000

That’s cute! How about:

American kids: Attend school five days a week.

Greek American kids: Attend school six days a week: five days of public school and one day of Greek school.

Comment on University of Wisconsin OnLine Greek Courses by Ellopos Blog

Ellopos Blog — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:22:04 +0000

Even only the fact that the vocabulary is almost completely identical in ancient and modern Greek (see indicatively this page featuring some important Greek words), is enough for one to understand that knowledge of this is useful to knowledge of that. However, vocabulary goes together with grammar and syntax, and there are differences in how a word is declined or in what place occupies in the structure of a sentence, that cause difficulties. If you ask this question because you’re thinking to start by learning modern Greek, I would say no. Start from ancient (attic or homeric) Greek and then go on to modern Greek — keeping in mind that modern Greek start essentially in the times of the New Testament, the so called “koine” dialect.

Comment on University of Wisconsin OnLine Greek Courses by Eric DeLong

Eric DeLong — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:14:46 +0000

Hello,

I’m interested in learning ancient Greek. Is there any significant difference in the ancient and modern versions of Greek? Is learning modern Greek sufficient when one is intending to achieve a reading proficiency in ancient Greek?

Thanks for your time,
Eric

Comment on Islam vs Christianity? by Ellopos Blog

Ellopos Blog — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:00:21 +0000

Watch your language Mark!

Comment on Islam vs Christianity? by Mark

Mark — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:48:43 +0000

Hey Mohamed isn’t it clear enough, we don’t want you bullshit anymore! You guys aren’t doing any advances in relations between Christians and Muslims anywhere in the WORLD. You hear me not just in Europe but in the whole world. Just go back where you came from.