tasty

A discussion of word histories and origins.
M. Henri Day
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Postby M. Henri Day » Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:42 pm

I do hope the surgeon was experienced and that the operation went well !...

Henri
曾记否,到中流击水,浪遏飞舟?

KatyBr
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Re: tasty

Postby KatyBr » Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:34 pm

The word nostos reminds me the word νόστιμος.
I'd like a tranclation better like:a sweet tasty pain.
And i liked very much the sort strory 'H Νοσταλγος' of Alexantros Papadiamantis.
I just came upon this thread, but this nostos reminds me of nostalgia, a sweet tasty pain.

Kt

anders
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Postby anders » Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:38 pm

Nostalgia is what it used to be.
Irren ist männlich

M. Henri Day
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Postby M. Henri Day » Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:56 pm

Sort of like deja vu all over again....

Henri (with much thanks to Yogi)
曾记否,到中流击水,浪遏飞舟?

portokalos
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Postby portokalos » Fri Dec 09, 2005 2:46 am

The autopsy will show. :)
"What is hell?" I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.
Fyodor Dostoevsky-The Brothers Karamazov


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