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As an aside, I note the use of that ugly almost-neologism "quadrilogy", which seems to have become popular in recent years due to film franchises and the like. There always was a perfectly good word to describe the next increment in a trilogy, and that word is "tetralogy".
Not a rant as such, it's just that "quadrilogy" is one of my pet peevesKind regards, Sam Flynn
"Suche Nullen" (F. Nietzsche)
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Pity he didnt decide to do something interesting and "review and critique" a certain feminist historians recent work....
P"Chance hasn't yet peached on Jack the Ripper.If she ever does, it will probably be cause for grotesque disappointment among the Ripperologists, who get as much joy from attacking one another's lunacies, as from any problems originally posed by the Whitechapel murderer" R. Gowers, The Independant, Saturday, 31 December 1994Comment
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As an aside, I note the use of that ugly almost-neologism "quadrilogy", which seems to have become popular in recent years due to film franchises and the like. There always was a perfectly good word to describe the next increment in a trilogy, and that word is "tetralogy".
Not a rant as such, it's just that "quadrilogy" is one of my pet peeves
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Indeed, but - despite that cutting - the Ring is generally referred to among the cognoscenti as a tetralogy, and it was in connection with the Ring that I first encountered the term.
Looking into it, the word "quadrilogy" was coined in the 1860s but, being a bit of a nerd, I guess it bugs me that it mixes a Latin prefix with a Greek suffix.Kind regards, Sam Flynn
"Suche Nullen" (F. Nietzsche)
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Indeed, but - despite that cutting - the Ring is generally referred to among the cognoscenti as a tetralogy, and it was in connection with the Ring that I first encountered the term.
Looking into it, the word "quadrilogy" was coined in the 1860s but, being a bit of a nerd, I guess it bugs me that it mixes a Latin prefix with a Greek suffix.Comment
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Kind regards, Sam Flynn
"Suche Nullen" (F. Nietzsche)
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Howard once wrote a book on chemistry which he published in weekly instalments over the course of several years. He called it a titralogy.Comment
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Interesting to note that the admin on the other site, judging by Orsams recollection of the event - or at least his portrayal of it.... noted that persistent positing of a question to a subject who displays absolutely no intention of ever answering it is tantamount to "harassment" (we all know that it is tedious).
Ive always concluded that the admin in question on Orsams blog was American and it would seem that the other person who reviews to answer persistent questions of late and calls persistent questioning harassment..is also somewhat American.
While bearing in mind that one can draw ones own conclusion as to why a person wont answer fairly put, legitimate but persistent questions....maybe its an Amercian thing to simply chalk the questioning up to being harassment?
P"Chance hasn't yet peached on Jack the Ripper.If she ever does, it will probably be cause for grotesque disappointment among the Ripperologists, who get as much joy from attacking one another's lunacies, as from any problems originally posed by the Whitechapel murderer" R. Gowers, The Independant, Saturday, 31 December 1994Comment
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Excellent, but Wagner's Ring is far more usually referred to as a "tetralogy" by Wagnerites.... the same is as true in English as it is in German, Italian and French (Tetralogie/tetralogia/tétralogie respectively).
Remind me, what is a neologism?Kind regards, Sam Flynn
"Suche Nullen" (F. Nietzsche)
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Not once have I been asked nor have I ever provided an opinion on how Ally should choose to run Casebook. I had nothing to do with his thread being locked and I wasn’t aware of his departure from Casebook until long after it happened.
I admit I didn’t read his whole blog entry on this topic, it’s very long and just a tad bit obsessive.
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Apologies for being dense JM but do you mean that it would be an infringement to use parts of David’s article in your podcast? Couldn’t you just get David’s permission?Regards
Michael🔎
" When you eliminate the impossible whatever remains no matter how improbable......is probably a little bit boring "Comment
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No, I'm saying that transcribing and publishing online 7,000 words spoken on Rippercast without my permission is copyright infringement.
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