tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post1878256201224930010..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Tea Mug BrowsingFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-54100840421054401482010-08-30T07:09:46.706-05:002010-08-30T07:09:46.706-05:00I dream in much better Italian than I speak in rea...I dream in much better Italian than I speak in real life!CrankyProfessorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03586787351738086368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-1511365843576989062010-08-30T00:00:46.110-05:002010-08-30T00:00:46.110-05:00NB. the opinions expressed in this combox do not ...NB. the opinions expressed in this combox do not necessarily represent the opinions of the management. . .especially if those opinions are expressed by Subvet. ;-)<br /><br />P3, I sometimes find myself blurting out something in Italian in a moment of surprise. . .without really thinking about it. When I lived in China, I often dreamed in Chinese...or what I thought was Chinese.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-26225157944741919452010-08-29T17:44:15.243-05:002010-08-29T17:44:15.243-05:00I have long concluded that a language is a cultura...I have long concluded that a language is a cultural product. As a Brazilian, I understand that only Anglo-saxon feminists can object to male pronouns as generic ones. Since you speak Italian, you have probably become used by now that although the word "uomo" ("man" in Italian) is used to refer to all members of the human race, while the word "umanita" ("humanity" in Italian) is a a "female" word, in a sort of equal opportunity "gender" in words.<br /><br />On kneeling, do correct me if I believe that this is actually the norm in the universal Church, with standing being an exception granted to countries that request it, much like receiving the Host on the tongue being the norm and on the hand an exception.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-90830403916511276152010-08-29T17:30:45.098-05:002010-08-29T17:30:45.098-05:00The advice column written by a man has an obvious ...The advice column written by a man has an obvious fault, i.e. believing your typical woman has the mechanical know how & ability to effectively troubleshoot an automobile engine. In my experience, too many are ready to buy "halogen fluid" for the headlights (my wife is an exception). <br /><br />IMO he should encourage her to enroll in AAA, they'd have towed the car to an auto shop, she could've had it repaired and running in time for her husband to use it.<br /><br />Men appreciate that sort of independence.Subvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13523683273450353313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-55696717807300279042010-08-29T16:05:04.754-05:002010-08-29T16:05:04.754-05:00Gregg, thanks...the link is fixed!Gregg, thanks...the link is fixed!Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-14722073969205820592010-08-29T13:43:30.287-05:002010-08-29T13:43:30.287-05:00The oikophobia link actually goes to the NYT langu...The oikophobia link actually goes to the NYT language story.<br /><br />The contraception piece is one of the best you've linked. The western world's intergenerational genocide dwarfs the social and cultural "evils" that the oikophobe is eager to point out.Gregg the obscurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-6046815485151254412010-08-29T09:43:38.597-05:002010-08-29T09:43:38.597-05:00Hey Fr. Philip, do you think in different language...Hey Fr. Philip, do you think in different languages? I do sometimes, or at least my thought tries to seek expression in a different language.LoveNeverFailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157506113329839186noreply@blogger.com