tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096181244555815336.post5472522798676664284..comments2022-09-08T02:28:19.467-04:00Comments on Travel At Home and Abroad: It's All Greek to MeThe Slapdash Sewisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11668474749166329852noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096181244555815336.post-64826130350748231692009-02-07T07:17:00.000-05:002009-02-07T07:17:00.000-05:00Hi Gretchen, I came across your blog while searchi...Hi Gretchen, I came across your blog while searching for something else on the web and very much enjoyed reading about your linguistic adventures on your visit to Greece. I am British and have lived in Greece for 23 years and am, of course, fluent in Greek, and Greek is indeed a fascinating language. I heartily congratulate you on your valiant attempts to use the language while here.<BR/><BR/>I wanted to pick up one point, and that is where and when Χαίρετε (Herrete, as you put it in Latin characters) is used. Χαίρετε is quite a formal, occasionally somewhat distant, greetings, which can however be used between friends in a humorous manner (much as a British person might say "Good morning, kind sirrah!" to a friend!). It is far less common than other standard greetings, but is by no means a regional variance thereof.<BR/><BR/>That said, I am now going to read the rest of your blog - looking forward to it, in fact!!<BR/><BR/>all the best to you,<BR/><BR/>Bryanbryan-in-greecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431512804183264066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096181244555815336.post-9332106361327001912009-02-07T06:58:00.000-05:002009-02-07T06:58:00.000-05:00Hi Gretchen, I came across your blog while searchi...Hi Gretchen, I came across your blog while searching for something else on the web and very much enjoyed reading about your linguistic adventures on your visit to Greece. I am British and have lived in Greece for 23 years and am, of course, fluent in Greek, and Greek is indeed a fascinating language. I heartily congratulate you on your valiant attempts to use the language while here.<BR/><BR/>I wanted to pick up one point, and that is where and when Χαίρετε (Herrete, as you put it in Latin characters) is used. Χαίρετε is quite a formal, occasionally somewhat distant, greetings, which can however be used between friends in a humorous manner (much as a British person might say "Good morning, kind sirrah!" to a friend!). It is far less common than other standard greetings, but is by no means a regional variance thereof.<BR/><BR/>That said, I am now going to read the rest of your blog - looking forward to it, in fact!!<BR/><BR/>all the best to you,<BR/><BR/>Bryanbryan-in-greecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431512804183264066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096181244555815336.post-74239481703305431152007-09-30T02:34:00.000-04:002007-09-30T02:34:00.000-04:00It's great that you try to learn some of the langu...It's great that you try to learn some of the language before you go!! I usually only manage "Thank you" and "Hello." It's totally true about everyone speaking English these days. I find it sad, actually, because everywhere is becoming the same. How boring!! <BR/>About no & yes: it's the same in Korean, actually- Ne ("nay") means yes! The exact opposite of Swedish, where nej ("nay") means no. Urgh! I always mix them up!<BR/>It's interesting reading about your trip. Man, you weren't lying, though- you wrote A LOT! Awesome!Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17445700364323666819noreply@blogger.com