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Nov 19, 2007 00:32

I have 1,513 words of my master's thesis written. Not bad for one afternoon. Trying to translate Syriac and think that the epithet used to describe the Devil, euphemistically rendered as "evil one" in the 19th century English translation I'm cribbing from, may in fact be "maggot". It has been a rather soggy and dismal day, which makes this ( Read more... )

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alycarlson November 19 2007, 21:41:02 UTC
You! Hi! Long time, no virtual see. Glad to hear your productive - I have a cold and a broken foot and am thus absolutely not productive in any way except by showing up to work today.

Umm, dating whom may we ask? ;)

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timeripple November 20 2007, 20:16:09 UTC
"Maggot"? For reals? That is kind of fantastically awesome.

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penguin_beta November 26 2007, 21:55:37 UTC
Sadly, no. It was, in fact, "evil one". However, the word for maggot is close.

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