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23 Aug 08 - 01:37 AM (#2420523) Subject: BS: Roman Coffins Found at Newcastle From: Goose Gander Roman Coffins Found at Newcastle |
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23 Aug 08 - 02:53 AM (#2420535) Subject: RE: BS: Roman Coffins Found at Newcastle From: Mr Red I guess that's where she stopped Roman' I'll get my toga. |
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23 Aug 08 - 03:31 AM (#2420544) Subject: RE: BS: Roman Coffins Found at Newcastle From: Richard Bridge Surely if the root of the word sarcophagus (a corrupted "os" ending) is ancient Greek then the plural should be sarcophagoi. My classics master at school was most insistent about the plural of "discus" being "discoi". |
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23 Aug 08 - 06:20 AM (#2420578) Subject: RE: BS: Roman Coffins Found at Newcastle From: Georgiansilver Sarcophagi..... disci..... octopi ...... I agree with the ending in 'i' bit Richard but where did the 'o' come from??. I believe octopus... is the only one that can be octopuses or octopi. If my memory of my schooldays is anywhere near correct LOL |
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23 Aug 08 - 06:24 AM (#2420579) Subject: RE: BS: Roman Coffins Found at Newcastle From: Big Al Whittle And theres me thinking.... Roman Coffins.......now which band was he in? |
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23 Aug 08 - 06:26 AM (#2420580) Subject: RE: BS: Roman Coffins Found at Newcastle From: Peace Dang, Al, you beat me to it. |
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23 Aug 08 - 09:59 AM (#2420638) Subject: RE: BS: Roman Coffins Found at Newcastle From: katlaughing Thanks, Michael, that is really interesting! I think it would be better, though, if they did NOT build on that site and left it intact, yet viewable. |
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23 Aug 08 - 03:37 PM (#2420820) Subject: RE: BS: Roman Coffins Found at Newcastle From: Ian Burdon Roman Coffins was that bloke who did the duet with Kate Rusby wasn't he? Ian |
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23 Aug 08 - 08:43 PM (#2420944) Subject: RE: BS: Roman Coffins Found at Newcastle From: Richard Bridge We are all familiar with the classical Greek "oi" ending - as exemplified in "oi (well, there is a rough breathing, so it's usually rendered "hoi") polloi" |
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24 Aug 08 - 12:23 AM (#2421031) Subject: RE: BS: Roman Coffins Found at Newcastle From: Little Hawk "Roman...in the gloamin'...by the bonny banks of Clyde..." |