#classics: language

[prokopetz]

One of my favourite bits of linguistic trivia is that in Ancient Greek, the word ἰχώρ (cognate to the modern English "ichor") is attested in extant literature to mean both "the bodily fluid which gods possess instead of blood", and also "gravy", which implies several things about Ancient Greek culinary culture's attitude toward gravy.

[quidam-vir]

The Romans really went off with 'nisi fallor'. All the English online equivalents simply do not compare.

'if I remember correctly' -> wordy, stupid, too long

'as far as I know' -> sounds bad, clunky, can't say it quickly

'afaik' -> unpronounceable, weird looking

'iirc' -> gibberish, incomprehensible, too many i's

'nisi fallor' -> good length, easy & fun to say, can be thrown in anywhere quickly, literally 'unless I am deceiving myself' which is sick

[thedeadpoets-blog]

oh september, how you have my heart.

[halflifesk666]

find someone who will go stargazing with you and then making love with you right under the stars

[jeoncanis]

"What do you do for a living?"

Oh I am a professional hopeless romantic and I read books and cry in my free time.

[sysig]

Permission to headbutt: Granted (Patreon)

[wolfchans]

[beggars-opera]

There are very few f-bombs in the 18th century slang dictionary, but when they do show up they are CLASS

[moonlight-dove]

[g0nefischin]

Happy Valentines day!

[prokopetz]

In the native dialect of Lesbos, Sappho's name is spelled "Psappho". I sometimes picture what it would have been like if that had been the spelling modern English had gone with. Imagine being psapphic.

[quidam-vir]

I just found out that Latin has an adverb/interjection which means "it's over"

[lenainwonderland]

"We didn't care whether we lived or died, and that is the exact reason we lived." - Henry Winter

[shakespearesdaughters]

[joytri]

weak and weary

[kotilae]

aaand the finished thing :D

it was fun doing a full drawing with just the lasso & shape tools! might make a series of hsr pieces like this. I have other work to catch up on soon but I might try to do it in my free time..... we'll see how much steam I have for it :0c

(poses were referenced from @adorkastock ! great stuff over there!)