poppyshake Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Holy hell. I think I will read the book in Finnish Thank you Calvino for not having written your books in English! There were two more today (so far ) .. Telluric .. relating to the earth or proceeding from the earth or soil Divagations .. to wander or drift about Alea is a dice in Latin so this one makes sense to me (the famous expression 'alea iacta est' means 'the die is cast' in English). I learned it during my Latin class. I have hardly any knowledge of latin Botanical names are the nearest I get to understanding it. I've only learnt that 'ale' is a type of beer and 'tory' is a party in the UK Ha Quote
chesilbeach Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Onomatomania the irrational fear of a particular word frustration at being unable to think of an appropriate word and an obsession with or extreme love of names Quote
Marie H Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Oligopoly: A market condition in which sellers are so few that the actions of any one of them will materially affect price and have a measurable impact on competitors. Aleatory: (adj) Depending on the throw of a dice or on chance; random. Afflatus: A strong creative impulse, especially as a result of divine inspiration. All taken from If On a Winter's Night a Traveller .. I think it'll have some more before it's done with me Eek! Is that the Italo Calvino book? That's looks to be a sod of a read! . I tried to read his book Difficult Loves, and it bored me to tears. And yet, a friend recommended IOaWNaT to me. Mind you, I have tried to read the artists statement by his paintings in exhibition, and I can't understand them either sometimes most of the time! Quote
Marie H Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Onomatomania the irrational fear of a particular word frustration at being unable to think of an appropriate word and an obsession with or extreme love of names That's me!! onomatomania noun a passion or compulsion for certain words or names and their supposed significance; also, a need to recall a certain word Me again, even more so Quote
poppyshake Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Eek! Is that the Italo Calvino book? That's looks to be a sod of a read! . I tried to read his book Difficult Loves, and it bored me to tears. And yet, a friend recommended IOaWNaT to me. Mind you, I have tried to read the artists statement by his paintings in exhibition, and I can't understand them either sometimes most of the time! It is It's very .. taxing At times I am loving it, other times I'm hating it and finding it a slog Quote
Marie H Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 It is It's very .. taxing At times I am loving it, other times I'm hating it and finding it a slog What I call a 'Jorge Luis Borges moment', when I realise that the book I'm reading is supposed to be a masterpiece, but I would rather go to deep sea diving than carry on any more with it... And I have never been in the sea above my ankles! Quote
poppyshake Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 What I call a 'Jorge Luis Borges moment', when I realise that the book I'm reading is supposed to be a masterpiece, but I would rather go to deep sea diving than carry on any more with it... And I have never been in the sea above my ankles! These sort of books do make me feel stoopid Quote
Athena Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Onomatomania the irrational fear of a particular word frustration at being unable to think of an appropriate word and an obsession with or extreme love of names I've heard of this word before, I like it . Quote
frankie Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) I found a word in the novel I'm currently reading that I can't find in my Finnish-English-Finnish dictionary nor in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary nor the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Had to google in the end.... rallentando: Adjective rallentando (not comparable) (music) slackening; becoming slower (used as a musical direction). Edited November 14, 2015 by frankie Quote
chesilbeach Posted March 28, 2017 Posted March 28, 2017 bibliotaph - one who buries books by keeping them under lock and key Quote
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