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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-05 04:22 PM
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Post something in Greek
Eipe tis, hErakleite, teon moron, es de me dakru
Egagen, emnEsthEn d' hossakis amphoteroi
hElion en leschHi katedusamen, alla su men pou
xein' hAlikarnEseu tetrapalai spodiE.
hai de teai zOousin aEdones, hEsin ho pantOn
harpaktEs AidEs ouk epi cheira balei
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-05 04:24 PM
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1. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit,
Sorry, graphic design humor! ;)

And yes, I know, it's not even Greek. It's actually not even real Latin.
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Ellipsis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-05 05:48 PM
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4. "Rimshot".
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ChoralScholar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-05 05:43 PM
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2. Alpha Beta Gamma
Delta Epsilon Zeta Eta Theta Iota Kappa Lambda Mu Nu Xi Omicron Pi Rho Sigma Tau Upsilon Phi Chi Psi Omega

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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-05 05:45 PM
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3. Moron is still moron in Greek, I see (5th word).
Is "moran" though?
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Hand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-05 06:13 PM
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5. Menin aeide, thea,
Peleiadeu Achileos,
OulomenEn, hE muri'Achaiois Alge' hethHken,
Pollas d'iphthimous psuchas Aidi proiapsev
hEroOn, autous de eloria teuche' kunessin,
OiOnoisi te pAsi, Dios d'eteleieto boulE.
Ex ou de ta prOta, diastEethen erisante
Atreides te anax andrOn, kai dios Achilleus.

The Immortal Homer. :toast:

I think I understand yr. romanization conventions. A poor substitute, needless to say.

Interesting that the oldest Western epic is a war story, and arguably an anti-war story.
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Left_Winger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-05 06:36 PM
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6. Oxi!
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-05 06:44 PM
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7. baklava?
sorry. ;)
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-10-05 06:50 PM
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8. Eureka!
I think I need a bath!
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