tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post9119807565155915791..comments2024-03-14T21:22:13.527+00:00Comments on Wanstead Birder: Once Upon a Time in a Ditch in KentJonathan Lethbridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-49036196619178747482010-07-28T09:30:41.551+01:002010-07-28T09:30:41.551+01:00Well let's just hope that my old Latin teacher...Well let's just hope that my old Latin teacher, the very VERY fierce Mr Peregrine Maxwell-Stuart is not a reader....<br /><br /><em>Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas</em>Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-22491680021465625522010-07-27T20:35:15.026+01:002010-07-27T20:35:15.026+01:00"The blog shows some signs of Latin knowledge..."The blog shows some signs of Latin knowledge, but most of the conversations are gibberish - constructed by selecting invidual words from a dictionary with no awareness of Latin grammar.<br /><br />Effort: 5/10<br />Attainment: 1/10<br />Could do much better - I recommend "The Approach to Latin" by Paterson & Macnaughton. Part 1 should be sufficient."<br /><br />with kind regards from Bradders Snr (Mrs)Dbradnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621088921043358779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-79521321695773444342010-07-27T15:34:46.974+01:002010-07-27T15:34:46.974+01:00Denique non omnes eadem mirantur amantqueDenique non omnes eadem mirantur amantqueJonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-1203639759523592052010-07-27T01:19:39.523+01:002010-07-27T01:19:39.523+01:00Wait, so dragonfly-twitchers find some extra-super...Wait, so dragonfly-twitchers find some extra-super-rare dragonfly and then they net it and grab it by the wings and manhandle it? That feels faintly shocking but they must be tougher than they look (the dragonflies not the catchers).<br /><br />The Latin made me laugh so obviously I wasn't that shocked.<br /><br />The dragonflies are very beautiful--I confess to liking them more than your other insects--but that last one is also very pretty. (Am avoiding naming it because shamefully can't tell if it is a moth or butterfly)Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440658754416289147noreply@blogger.com