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by aemilius » Fri Aug 15, 2003 7:00 am
Hi,<br /><br />I am just curious what was the greek word (or expression) for CHEERS!<br /><br />aemilius
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by greagach » Sat Aug 16, 2003 4:30 am
Ancient Greek's full of expressions about good health. Most common "Cheers" wish was:<br /><br /> [face=SPIonic] ei)j u(giei/an[/face] !
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by greagach » Sat Aug 16, 2003 8:38 pm
but also:<br /><br /> ([face=SPIonic]filothsi/an[/face]) [face=SPIonic]propi/nw soi[/face] / [face=SPIonic]u(mi=n[/face]<br /><br /> or simply <br /><br /> [face=SPIonic]u(giei/an[/face] !
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by aemilius » Mon Aug 18, 2003 6:30 am
[face=SPIonic]eu)xaristw= soi[/face] greagach!<br /><br />aemilius<br />
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by mingshey » Mon Aug 25, 2003 4:38 am
[face=SPIonic][size=18=12]eu)xa/ristw[/face][/size](efharisto) has become "thank you" in modern greek. Interesting evolution... ;D<br /><br />
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