Thank you, Erica. That's very flattering. My accent is a bit of a mix between Canadian and American English, with some residual South African and some Italian peeking through, all with a good scattering of doubt over the pronunciation of certain words when I read them out loud. A reader in this medium faces so many decisions: do I pronounce a Latin word in the English way or in the European way? Does one enunciate every vowel or smother some as is often the case in colloquial use? That all leads to split second hesitations, which you can often hear in my voice...Thanks for your understanding and support!
Renato, I enjoyed reading this post. Libraries hold such a wealth of information, yet I seldom give them a second thought. Your photos were spectacular. It is easy to envision what the original library in Ephesus once looked like. Well done!
Very interesting, and a great idea, Renato! Thank you! It helps me a lot with my English!
I immediately share this article with Chiara.
Thank you, Erica. That's very flattering. My accent is a bit of a mix between Canadian and American English, with some residual South African and some Italian peeking through, all with a good scattering of doubt over the pronunciation of certain words when I read them out loud. A reader in this medium faces so many decisions: do I pronounce a Latin word in the English way or in the European way? Does one enunciate every vowel or smother some as is often the case in colloquial use? That all leads to split second hesitations, which you can often hear in my voice...Thanks for your understanding and support!
Thank you, Renato. Your answer is also interesting. (Useless to say: I cannot hear any hesitation in your voice!)
Renato, I enjoyed reading this post. Libraries hold such a wealth of information, yet I seldom give them a second thought. Your photos were spectacular. It is easy to envision what the original library in Ephesus once looked like. Well done!
Thanks, Lois. This was a bit of an experiment in essay-style writing. I'm glad you liked it. 🙂