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Thank you so very much for this - so beautiful.

Ευχαριστώ πάρα πάρα πολύ σε όλους:)!

Thank you very much, drsiebenmal! I'd thought of 'Ξεκουραστείτε κτλ...' I wasn't sure that it was appropriate! Thank you again:)!

Dear friends at Lexilogia, I don't post much but I read a lot! I follow many, many threads that interest me. Your boundless knowledge astounds me! I have a particular request. A dear friend wants to use the phrase, 'Rest well' from the St. John Passion by J.S. Bach in a speech he will make at...

Μήπως ξέρει κανείς τι θα γίνει με τη 'Φωνή της Ελλάδας':confused:; Παει κι' αυτός ο σταθμός ('Voice of Greece' - shortwave):(; When I lived in Greece, I used to listen to lots of local FM stations, the 'blah-blah' ones, because I wanted to hear the spoken language. However, I had a shortwave...

Hi Tonia! I'm sure the experts will be along soon, but in the meantime : inalienable = αναπαλλοτρίωτος, αναφαίρετος, απαράγραπτος I lived in Athens for a long time and taught English there. I have a Modern Languages background and I fell in love with Modern Greek! Every Sunday, I did...

επανεπιβεβαίωση = reconfirmation:confused:: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconfirm I've read the whole thread. I've tried to find something in the English-speaking press about this, but no joy:(!

επανεπιβεβαίωση = reconfirmation:confused:: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconfirm I've read the whole thread. I've tried to find something in the English-speaking press about this, but no joy:(!

Καλημέρα, Cadmian! Thank you so much for this link! I knew about coursera, and have already signed up for this course: https://www.coursera.org/course/ancientgreeks I didn't know about the Open Culture website, but now I'm following this course...

Benefit fraud = ? http://campaigns.dwp.gov.uk/campaigns/benefit-thieves/ https://www.gov.uk/benefit-fraud

Χρόνια Πολλά σε όλους! This is David Crystal (a great favourite of mine) speaking on this topic on the BBC Radio 4 'Today' programme - I hope you can hear it in Greece:confused:: http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9752000/9752801.stm

Γεια σου, nickel;)! Καλές γιορτές σε όλους! The same occurred to me while I was in the shower! (Sad, isn't it?:laugh:) If the sentence was changed to, "That allows us not to disturb the oceans in any way whatsoever", as you suggest, it would be better. (:s)

Hi Costa! Yes, I see your point! I think I'll wait for you experts to come to a decisive conclusion;)! Merry Christmas!

Hi! Χρόνια Πολλά! If you take 'whatsoever' as being synonymous with 'at all', I suppose it's okay:confused:? http://www.thefreedictionary.com/whatsoever http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/whatsoever As a native English speaker and former English teacher, I don't find it particularly jarring...

I should have known better, shouldn't I:blush:?