tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post6274808342640354606..comments2024-03-27T20:34:09.464+01:00Comments on zmkc: Encounters with Futilityzmkchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-46785529846145356152012-06-22T03:20:23.116+02:002012-06-22T03:20:23.116+02:00In learning Bengali I have always held to the theo...In learning Bengali I have always held to the theory that you just learn nouns and the bits in between them will fill themselves in somehow. This can work, though sadly not always in the way I hoped.Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-47673479365326652932012-06-21T22:36:42.664+02:002012-06-21T22:36:42.664+02:00He does, how brilliant of you to remember.He does, how brilliant of you to remember.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-48125366371521864352012-06-21T22:34:21.866+02:002012-06-21T22:34:21.866+02:00Encarta, blimey, that's a blast from the past....Encarta, blimey, that's a blast from the past. Totally forgotten it existed.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-33059092234715247882012-06-20T02:02:46.202+02:002012-06-20T02:02:46.202+02:00Very funny. And doesn't he have a rather nice...Very funny. And doesn't he have a rather nice line about polysyllabic Hungarian words with their accented vowels e.g. Hódmezővásárhely or Székesfehérvár looking like wheat in the wind?Analogue Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922576450897475604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-2022975311129893492012-06-20T00:17:10.448+02:002012-06-20T00:17:10.448+02:00I'm very impressed that you've persisted i...I'm very impressed that you've persisted in the face of overwhelming odds. I hope that the Hungarians appreciate it. <br /><br />The English-Persian comment is interesting. In the days of <i>Encarta</i>, I used to compare Hungarian and Finnish words and could never see the connection. It makes more sense now.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.com