Random Thoughts Thread

[Crandar]

Are you sure about the uncertainty argument? As far as I know, there are even academics who sing the epic of Gilgamesh, despite the fact that Akkadian are more obscure than Greek or Latin.

At least in the Hellenistic period, the pronunciation of ancient Greek was similar to the modern version. An easy way, even for a non-expert, to notice this is the epigraphic and papyrological evidence.

Spelling mistakes increase dramatically, because the engravers and scribes, who weren't always very talented at grammar, couldn't discern the difference between υ, ι, η, ει, and oι or between ο and ω or between ε and αι.
Τhey sounded the same since the times of Seleucus, a fact that has created enormous problems for Greek pupils for 2.300 years.
Go to Facebook, follow Golden Dawn accounts who gloat about their links to Pericles and you will observe the exact same mistakes.

[Hooahguy]

I was supposed to have an interview at 10:00 this morning on Skype. My power randomly went out at 9:40. Just my luck. I rescheduled it for Wednesday though. Pretty bummed, this is my third interview with this company in DC and I was really looking forward to getting through it. This interview was to be with the team I would be working with. I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high, I've been burned before.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I was supposed to have an interview at 10:00 this morning on Skype. My power randomly went out at 9:40. Just my luck. I rescheduled it for Wednesday though. Pretty bummed, this is my third interview with this company in DC and I was really looking forward to getting through it. This interview was to be with the team I would be working with. I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high, I've been burned before.

Most important interview of the set. These are the folk you will be "married" to at work. I love it when companies allow this type of interview, bespeaks a good interest in work group communication climate.

[Hooahguy]

Most important interview of the set. These are the folk you will be "married" to at work. I love it when companies allow this type of interview, bespeaks a good interest in work group communication climate.

Oh gosh, now this makes me even more nervous. Any tips?

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Oh gosh, now this makes me even more nervous. Any tips?

Actually, this is the one where you want to be yourself as much as possible. The whole point is to not get stuck in with a crew you loathe. 50+ hour weeks with people you cannot stand will have you leaving the job or bounced from in in sheer frustration.

You've never been a jackhole here or in the backroom, so I think you'll do just fine.

[Hooahguy]

Actually, this is the one where you want to be yourself as much as possible. The whole point is to not get stuck in with a crew you loathe. 50+ hour weeks with people you cannot stand will have you leaving the job or bounced from in in sheer frustration.

You've never been a jackhole here or in the backroom, so I think you'll do just fine.

So the interview was yesterday and I have no clue how I did. I feel ok about the interview. Skype didnt really work for some reason, so it turned into a phone call. Some of my answers I feel could have been better. Made sure to send everyone on the call a thank you email, and they said I would hear back by next week. The wait is the hardest thing.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

So the interview was yesterday and I have no clue how I did. I feel ok about the interview. Skype didnt really work for some reason, so it turned into a phone call. Some of my answers I feel could have been better. Made sure to send everyone on the call a thank you email, and they said I would hear back by next week. The wait is the hardest thing.

Always. I don't know how easy on the eyes you are, so maybe the phone only was good?

j/k I am sure you did fine.

[Fragony]

Are you sure about the uncertainty argument? As far as I know, there are even academics who sing the epic of Gilgamesh, despite the fact that Akkadian are more obscure than Greek or Latin.

At least in the Hellenistic period, the pronunciation of ancient Greek was similar to the modern version. An easy way, even for a non-expert, to notice this is the epigraphic and papyrological evidence.

Spelling mistakes increase dramatically, because the engravers and scribes, who weren't always very talented at grammar, couldn't discern the difference between υ, ι, η, ει, and oι or between ο and ω or between ε and αι.
Τhey sounded the same since the times of Seleucus, a fact that has created enormous problems for Greek pupils for 2.300 years.
Go to Facebook, follow Golden Dawn accounts who gloat about their links to Pericles and you will observe the exact same mistakes.

I am quite sure about pronouncation being a mystery or at least mostly, never heard about the epic of Gilgamesh being sung maybe that is possible I guess but not just my guess, theirs as well, it's not a song it's poem with no melody I know of, but if they think there is power to them, I won't say they are full of it because I never heard of this before.

Spelling mistakes meh, make them all the time, I stopped trying to not make them, make more if I try not to make them

[Montmorency]

Are you sure about the uncertainty argument? As far as I know, there are even academics who sing the epic of Gilgamesh, despite the fact that Akkadian are more obscure than Greek or Latin.

At least in the Hellenistic period, the pronunciation of ancient Greek was similar to the modern version. An easy way, even for a non-expert, to notice this is the epigraphic and papyrological evidence.

Spelling mistakes increase dramatically, because the engravers and scribes, who weren't always very talented at grammar, couldn't discern the difference between υ, ι, η, ει, and oι or between ο and ω or between ε and αι.
Τhey sounded the same since the times of Seleucus, a fact that has created enormous problems for Greek pupils for 2.300 years.
Go to Facebook, follow Golden Dawn accounts who gloat about their links to Pericles and you will observe the exact same mistakes.

IIRC there is textual evidence from Late Antiquity (for Greek and Latin) where authors explicitly discuss how certain words or letters are supposed to sound, or more typically what mistakes they perceive there to be in contemporary pronunciation or spelling.

Also, across time and place we've dug up instructional tablets used in paideia.

[Fragony]

IIRC there is textual evidence from Late Antiquity (for Greek and Latin) where authors explicitly discuss how certain words or letters are supposed to sound, or more typically what mistakes they perceive there to be in contemporary pronunciation or spelling.

Yes that's true