Comments on: East or West… http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/east/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Sat, 25 May 2013 23:50:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: “FROM THE NORTH SO DEAR TO SOUTHERN CLIMES,”OR, “ON THE ONE HAND, ON THE OTHER HAND” : OUPblog http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/east/#comment-52480 “FROM THE NORTH SO DEAR TO SOUTHERN CLIMES,”OR, “ON THE ONE HAND, ON THE OTHER HAND” : OUPblog Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:36:51 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/east/#comment-52480 [...] to introduce the discussion of the words north and south (check out the discussion of east and west here). The juxtaposition of the hands will become clear [...] [...] to introduce the discussion of the words north and south (check out the discussion of east and west here). The juxtaposition of the hands will become clear [...]

]]> By: Stephen http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/east/#comment-46909 Stephen Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:50:39 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/east/#comment-46909 It is remarkable that George Whitefield is remembered for movingly pronouncing "Mesopotamia," though that may be a bit different from Anatoly's sweet tremor on encountering and pronouncing Anatolia and anatole--unless Whitefield's congregation included a Ms O'Potamia. It is remarkable that George Whitefield is remembered for movingly pronouncing “Mesopotamia,” though that may be a bit different from Anatoly’s sweet tremor on encountering and pronouncing Anatolia and anatole–unless Whitefield’s congregation included a Ms O’Potamia.

]]> By: John Cowan http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/east/#comment-46558 John Cowan Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:14:38 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/09/east/#comment-46558 "The Greek place name Anatolia produces a sweet tremor in me every time I see or write, let alone pronounce, it." You sound rather like the old woman in the story, who told her pastor that she "found great support in that blessed word Mesopotamia". :-) “The Greek place name Anatolia produces a sweet tremor in me every time I see or write, let alone pronounce, it.”

You sound rather like the old woman in the story, who told her pastor that she “found great support in that blessed word Mesopotamia”. :-)

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