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Και εγώ όταν βλέπω στην TV ότι ένα πρόγραμμα προβάλλεται weeknights, πάντα το διαβάζω wee knights και μου θυμίζει τον ιππότη που του κόψανε τα πόδια στους Μόντυ Πάιθονς.

It is and it isn't. The one-time prime minister of Australia is pronounced /menzis/ as spelt. The Z in the spelling of Scottish names stems, I believe, from a character that looked something like a 3, and became written as a G. The pronunciation was like a /g/ or a /ng/. Cf Dalziel...

Πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα η συζήτηση. Πρωτογνώρισα το θέμα πριν 50 χρόνια όταν έμεινα ένα χρόνο στην Ελλάδα, και ένα γράμμα στην Αγγλία έκανε δρ 4,50. Πώς θα ζητούσα να το στείλω; Ένα γραμματόσημο των τεσσαρωνήμισι; Μου φαινόταν αφύσικο. Εναλλακτική λύση: να παρουσιάσω το γράμμα και να ρωτήσω πόσο...

Good afternoon, Theseu! I don't know the background to this, but suggest that this just indicates the general venue - "at the Kontra Theatre". There would presumably be various parts of the overall building where discussions might take place: the main auditorium, rehearsal rooms, meeting...

It's the same Greek syntax as να ζει κανείς ή να μη ζει; , if that helps. to be or not to be - "not to have a cup of coffee", roughly

Ο grammar nerd της γειτονιάς σας απαντάει: αν απαντούσε απλώς 'I'm declining' σώζεται το λογοπαίγνιο

or more loosely, "accidents, some of them fatal".

The suggestions by Pal and SBE look exactly like my University reading list from the 60s. Nice to know they are still classics. If you would like something more recent, ω Θησεύ, you might be interested in the Inspector Haritos series of crime novels by Petros Markaris. A couple of them have...

Good evening Daeman! Very nice of you to say so. Please do.

Hi Theseus, Suggestions that I gave to my students: Likely equivalents in English: 1. συγκεντρώσεις που γίνονται σε δημόσιους χώρους meetings which take place in public/public places 2. ... η Ελλάδα να ενισχύσει τη θέση της στον διεθνή χώρο for...

ΧΩΡΟΣ is a very broad term. A page I did way back in 2002 to help my Greek students with translation into English (hope this is helpful): ΧΩΡΟΣ: SPACE, PLACE, AREA etc This useful Greek word has no single English equivalent. Stavropoulos (Oxford Greek - English learner's dictionary) gives...

ΧΩΡΟΣ is a very broad term. A page I did way back in 2002 to help my Greek students with translation into English (hope this is helpful): ΧΩΡΟΣ: SPACE, PLACE, AREA etc This useful Greek word has no single English equivalent. Stavropoulos (Oxford Greek - English learner's dictionary) gives...

naming no names, as it were

Ιδ ιτ α μπόι ουιδ α λιθπ;

There are also expressions like ο γράφων "the present writer". Presumably too η γράφουσα (though i have not come across this form personally). Dr7x's range of expressions also reminds me of "yours truly" as a reference to oneself.

Think you're being a bit harsh here. It's been a black enough day as it is.

Εγώ πάντως Σεήφερ τον ήξερα. Just sayin'.

... και το go/carry straight on καλό είναι

“Pour encourager les autres” is a quote from Voltaire’s Candide, often used in the context of political punishment and persecution. The full quote is “dans ce pays-ci, il est bon de tuer de temps en temps un amiral pour encourager les autres” (“in England, it is good, from time to time, to kill...

Άλλες Γκούτε τσουμ Γκεμπούρτσταχ Χάπι Μπέρθνταιη του γιού!