Ditto. Great username btw.

This is not without error I am sure (I am a grad student in medieval literature with some experience translating Latin), but it reads roughly as follows: Negros, having exhaused the veins of metal, had

Language, ethnicity, and religion are different things. Don't conflate them. Linguistics is a very broad field of study. Forgive me if the analogy sounds condescending, but your question is like a horoscope

Moby-Dick fans always get my upvotes. :-)

This is a crackpot theory that flies in the face of a huge body of historical linguistics, but if you want to read it you can find the book online here: These two are from distinct language families

Yup, looks like it to me. By the time of Clear and Present Clancy was pretty popular and so the first edition print run for it was probably pretty large. Still, it looks like a nice find! Your post caused

@caweyant is creating great content that deserves a wider readership, like some of his recent posts on music such as this post on Old Crow Medicine Show which I'd like to nominate for the guild's

Mi legos ĝin. Dankon!

Vere! Tamen mi preferas legi librojn por babili kun homoj, ne nur esperante sed ankaŭ angle. :-D

I'd like to nominate @caweyant. His recent post on Benjamin De Casseres is a great example of the sort of original content the guild should encourage.

I'd upvote this whole exchange, but that seems like a lot of work. :-D

Great review, @vampiretta. Resteemed and followed. I'm looking forward to a review of Hawthorne when you've finished it.

I reel-y had to cast about for fish names...

Hold mackerel! Glad to see this post didn't flounder: at least some of our groupers bought this story hook, line, and sinker. But I for one trout it.

It's fun for a few hours. Perhaps not awesome enough to justify a long drive, but if you're in the area...

Thanks @jmasterpumps. You're right, A Secular Age looks to be right up my alley!

Thanks @eroche. In fiction I read a lot of scifi, fantasy, & classic literature. For non-fiction: economics, mythology and ancient history, & science. For my degree I study ancient languages (Latin,

Thanks, I'll check it out.

Thanks. I've got a copy of The Swerve I've been meaning to read. I'll have to move it to the top of the pile!

Thanks. I'm still feeling out this new platform, but I plan to stick around for a bit. Ditto to you, I am looking forward to reading more of your story as well!