Re:Greek Particles (1990)
by YeGoblynQueenne on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @09:21AM
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About what you wrote: that's true (Greek can be too verbose than English; it's got inflections).
And yeah, I always get funny looks when I say "Θουκυδίδης" :)
Meanwhile Plutarch enriches the laconic myth corpus by reporting that the Lacedaemonians were content with replying to a letter with only the words "About what you wrote: no." Writing style is part of the message.
https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext...
Growing up bilingual, I personally always found Greek more verbose than English even in brevity. It's good for avoiding ambiguity and getting your intent across but sometimes bad for colloquial communication.