On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 17:14:06 -0000, "Airy R. Bean"
wrote:

You need to discuss Ancient Greek and not Modern Greek.

For Medieval Latin? Please note the usages.

AIUI, "Antennae" is not a word in the Greek style.
What was the word from which you say a translation occurred?

You want me to write Greek in ASCII? What a hoot.

Consult "A Concise Etymological Dictionary of Modern English," Ernest
Weekly, MA, of University College, Nottingham, 1924.

It is also so described in the OED.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

So you cannot substantiate your assertion.

Most Greek words that I have encountered can be
expressed phonetically in English.

"Richard Clark" wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 17:14:06 -0000, "Airy R. Bean"
wrote:

You need to discuss Ancient Greek and not Modern Greek.

For Medieval Latin? Please note the usages.

AIUI, "Antennae" is not a word in the Greek style.
What was the word from which you say a translation occurred?

You want me to write Greek in ASCII? What a hoot.

Consult "A Concise Etymological Dictionary of Modern English," Ernest
Weekly, MA, of University College, Nottingham, 1924.

It is also so described in the OED.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 19:51:47 -0000, "Airy R. Bean"
wrote:

So you cannot substantiate your assertion.

Most Greek words that I have encountered can be
expressed phonetically in English.

Sounds like rhetoric in place of argument. As I said, the original
Greek is found in the OED - if, of course, you speak from its
authority and you have access, otherwise your response is called
"winging it" (vulgar US colloq. ca. 20th cent.) ;-)

The Greek (this is from the OED by the way) was translated by
Theodosius, the Monophysite monk (d. 1478 Gaza). By the way, for
English there is no earlier usage of Antenna|e than 1698.

From Weekly:
"Greek is recorded, in the Homeric poems, from the 7th century
B.C. It was divided into a number of dialects - Ionic, Doric,
Aeolic, Attic - the last of which eventually prevailed and still
exists, not greatly changed, as Modern Greek. Its direct
contribution to English does not begin till the Renaissance,
but the coinage of scientific and philosophical terms of
Greek origin is now continuous."

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

So you cannot substantiate your assertion that
"Antenna/e" is originally a Greek word?

"Richard Clark" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 19:51:47 -0000, "Airy R. Bean"
wrote:

So you cannot substantiate your assertion.

Most Greek words that I have encountered can be
expressed phonetically in English.

Sounds like rhetoric in place of argument. As I said, the original
Greek is found in the OED - if, of course, you speak from its
authority and you have access, otherwise your response is called
"winging it" (vulgar US colloq. ca. 20th cent.) ;-)

The Greek (this is from the OED by the way) was translated by
Theodosius, the Monophysite monk (d. 1478 Gaza). By the way, for
English there is no earlier usage of Antenna|e than 1698.

From Weekly:
"Greek is recorded, in the Homeric poems, from the 7th century
B.C. It was divided into a number of dialects - Ionic, Doric,
Aeolic, Attic - the last of which eventually prevailed and still
exists, not greatly changed, as Modern Greek. Its direct
contribution to English does not begin till the Renaissance,
but the coinage of scientific and philosophical terms of
Greek origin is now continuous."

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 10:36:43 -0000, "Airy R. Bean"
wrote:
So you cannot substantiate your assertion that
"Antenna/e" is originally a Greek word?

That's been done. Look all you need do is drive north a dozen miles
or so to confirm.

Stupid Boy.
"KB7QHC" some form of Yank CB Licence, no doubt?

"Richard Clark" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 10:36:43 -0000, "Airy R. Bean"
wrote:
So you cannot substantiate your assertion that
"Antenna/e" is originally a Greek word?

That's been done. Look all you need do is drive north a dozen miles
or so to confirm.

On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:48:56 -0000, "Airy R. Bean"
wrote:
Stupid Boy.
Ran of gas in those short dozen miles?