Posted by Seamus2 on January 27, 2002, at 19:18:16
In reply to Idiosyncrasies or idiocies? To IsoM, posted by medlib on January 24, 2002, at 14:31:04
medlib,
Your post here was my first good chuckle of the day, seeing so much of myself in what you wrote.
I'm from "some place else", too; self-diagnosed "touch of this and a touch of that" < g >
> >Whenever I asked her what a word meant, she'd say, "Let me look it up for you" and beetle off to her 2 volume set< <
Ah, there we differ: I was told to look it up myself! Fortunately, the house came well provided with Webster's Third; but I'll never forget the day ol' Mother discovered Chambers...
So, to keep on topic, is it idiocy or idiosyncrasy to take up Latin at age 40? I've always been a little miffed at the Jesuits for dropping that requirement before my high school days, so I've found a tutor and begin next week.
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