Nearest book, page 42, second sentence:
οὐ at the end of a sentence: φῄς, ἢ οὔ; do you say or not? πῶς γὰρ οὔ; for why not? Also οὔ, no, standing alone.
Theo Nash
Nearest book—page 42—second sentence
"εὐρύοπα (514, 884) is formed by analogy to these nouns in -τᾰ; see 514n."
Matthew Scarborough 𐃌
Nearest book—page 42—second sentence
"An older variation of this sign used in Indiana shows a closer etymological relationship to its French origin: the right claw hand is placed near the temple of the signer’s head, again, representing the crown of laurels"
Word Family Friday
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"For it is not true that linguistics self-evidently has an object, the term 'language' being notoriously ambiguous and slippery."
Leah
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"If a man steals and is handed over to the king's official, he shall be a slave in the king's manor until he is redeemed from this or until he is given freedom."
Liz Bourke
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"The syllable is of staggering importance in our desire to express ourselves, whether in speech or in writing."
THE GREATEST INVENTION: A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN NINE MYSTERIOUS SCRIPTS by Silvia Ferrara trans. Todd Portnowitz
Felicia Davin
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"Can I?"
(The Seventh Function of Language; this is a very boring sentence for being in the middle of a scene in which a police inspector interviews Michel Foucault while Foucault's receiving a blowjob in a bathhouse.)
E. H. Lupton
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“Hindley named a fiddle, and then he asked Miss Cathy; she was hardly six years old, but she could ride any horse in the stable, and she chose a whip.”
Monique AC
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"After turning a few curious wanderers into crows when he'd first started using the crumbling structure as his thinking spot, the rest of the peasants living in the area had learned not to intrude."
N.P. Thompson 🍁
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"'Yes -- yes -- my masters of the League of Forgotten Men -- yes, we understand, just give us time!"
Kelly Barnhill
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"Because 'individuality and rebellion were obsolete', Devo 'dressed identical so you couldn't tell who was who,' says Mothersbaugh."
Paul C.
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“Wallander checked his watch and saw that it was five minutes to seven.”
Chris Steller
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"He wound up in Obligatory Therapy in Tehachapi."
Andrew Wyld
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"It pulls at my clothing and sometimes I feel I've got to pick it up, cuddle and kiss it."
Kirkdale Bookshop
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'In the evening we had a dance'.
Claire T
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“You pack a lot of wit and/or wisdom into a little room.”
Nick J. Brown
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“Speaking to Melody Maker in January 1978 Howard said, ‘I was a bit bored with music that went blam-blam-blam. And I was especially bored when I turned round and saw fifty other groups playing music that went blam-blam-blam.’”
JohnM
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‘In accordance with the ferocious aims of this talisman, it was recommended to suffumigate it with either blood, part of the clothing of a man who suffered a violent death or cat or mouse droppings.’
Paula ⚪️
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‘This Pokemon uses its massive icy body to flatten anything that gets in its way’
j-e-l
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"Whilst waiting for that blessed day in June," he concluded, "which still appears so sadly distant, I can but reiterate that I love you and will do all that I possibly can to make you happy."
Sarah Manvel
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"Next day, I passed her walking home to Cholila, alone across the pampas, crying."
