On St. Augustine's Confessions

Re:On St. Augustine's Confessions by steelbird on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @04:12PM (#15444979)

Nice. The version I first read had "Thou"s, "art"s, and "wherefore"s all over the place. It made the denser chapters less accessible. I'll probably look at this one in a year or two, once the price has gone down a bit ;)

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:On St. Augustine's Confessions by cmccart on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @05:43PM (#15445563)

I think we read the same version. "Verisimilitude" was a new word for me. I'm still trying to find a way to use it in conversation.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:On St. Augustine's Confessions by hodgesrm on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @08:38PM (#15446433)

We use it constantly in bars in Berkeley. Example: "The pronouncements of [insert least favorite politician here] do not exhibit the faintest degree of verisimilitude." You can add rhetorical flourish by taking a thoughtful sip of beer immediately thereafter.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:On St. Augustine's Confessions by ironic_ali on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @09:50PM (#15446753)

Along the same lines is 'verily' - and as you mention, beer (and chin stroking while looking ponderous) is always involved.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:On St. Augustine's Confessions by mccoyspace on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @10:47AM (#15450188)

"The advent of photography freed painting from the task of verisimilitude, opening the door to a world of abstraction."

[ Parent | on HN ]