tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post7259374094015580482..comments2024-03-14T10:31:26.918+00:00Comments on DCblog: Further observations on the Hamlet H Quarto.DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-66298917451104456712016-11-06T18:26:34.149+00:002016-11-06T18:26:34.149+00:00Several people have indeed suggested such a thing....Several people have indeed suggested such a thing. DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-39469988189137945482016-11-06T18:07:05.809+00:002016-11-06T18:07:05.809+00:00To me, this H-Quarto looks just like an April Fool...To me, this H-Quarto looks just like an April Fools' hoax (poste on 1 April!)Michèle Vignaux, University Lyon 2 (France)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-866477500189598742016-08-27T18:22:50.861+00:002016-08-27T18:22:50.861+00:00Love it.
(And for those whose Classical Greek is ...Love it.<br /><br />(And for those whose Classical Greek is rusty: eighth letter...)DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-88732013709146339592016-08-27T16:45:45.020+00:002016-08-27T16:45:45.020+00:00If you want to be really pedantic about the term h...If you want to be <i>really</i> pedantic about the term how about <b>ogdoostoichiophilia — ὀγδοοστοιχειοφιλία</b> (!)Tom Dawkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402151588395967365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-90199774875520867362016-08-27T16:44:21.264+00:002016-08-27T16:44:21.264+00:00If you want to be really pedantic about the term h...If you want to be <i>really</i> pedantic about the term how about <b>ogdoostoichiophilia ὀγδοοστοιχειοφιλία</b> (!)Tom Dawkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402151588395967365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-80524735921533199182016-04-25T11:24:34.535+00:002016-04-25T11:24:34.535+00:00-PHILIA of course _ wanted to make it ordinal rath...-PHILIA of course _ wanted to make it ordinal rather than cardinal, not to turn it on its head.<br /><br />b@BobKLitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00473186996974209639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-52481892406131788772016-04-25T09:58:50.884+00:002016-04-25T09:58:50.884+00:00On the subject of Fortinbras I am reminded of the ...On the subject of Fortinbras I am reminded of the symbol adopted by Ferdinand and Isabella. Some years ago I wrote <a href="http://harmlessdrudgery.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/ice-and-slice.html" rel="nofollow">(here)</a><br /><br />"...and that f/h thing, incidentally, is at the root of Ferdinand and Isabella's royal emblem - the fennel plant: Aragonese had a word starting with f and Castilian had an h for the initial letter of the word for 'fennel'. But that's a whole nother kettle of red herring. "<br /><br />Maybe there were parts of his realm where he was called Ortnbras.<br /><br />(Time for my medication.)<br />b<br /><br />PS I have to say I'd prefer the word to be <i>oct<b>av</b>olitteraphobia</i> :-)@BobKLitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00473186996974209639noreply@blogger.com