
BTW, Annis, in the Latin Forum I'm also getting started an ovid study group, it seems that someone has written to you, thank you.

Do you know the alphabet already? If you don't, you need to be thoroughly familiar with it before we begin. I would imagine that you're welcome to participate as long as you can, but if you don't know already know a little Greek, I think you'll be at a disandvantage from the very beginning. Most of us already know the alphabet, how to type in Greek and even large amounts of grammar from previous Greek study. I really hope that the study won't overwhelm you. If you could just get the alphabet and the first set of vocabulary under your belt before we begin, it would be so helpful to you.Pommy wrote:By the way, I am still in school and it is tough. I basically just wanted to learn a little Greek because im taking it next year and I want to get a jump start .. So I might not be able to go as fast as you guys, is it ok if I still join?
Yes, this actually applies to me as well, so I second the question.thesaurus wrote:My only caveat is that I've been studying Attic Greek for a while now on my own. I've gotten to the point where I can read basic texts with labor, but I have no experience with Homeric Greek and I'd like to try that. Will this be a problem? Should I worry about possible interference between the Homeric and Attic dialects? Has anyone else made this switch?
You'll misuse the article a lot at first. In Homer, it's a demonstrative. Other than that, Pharr takes it from the beginning. Just pay attention to the differences in morphology — which aren't for the most part that huge — and you'll be fine.thesaurus wrote:My only caveat is that I've been studying Attic Greek for a while now on my own. I've gotten to the point where I can read basic texts with labor, but I have no experience with Homeric Greek and I'd like to try that.
Great! Then count me in.annis wrote: You'll misuse the article a lot at first. In Homer, it's a demonstrative. Other than that, Pharr takes it from the beginning. Just pay attention to the differences in morphology — which aren't for the most part that huge — and you'll be fine.
There is a complication. (There always is where computers are involved.)Ivansalgadogarcia wrote:Well, I'm ready. Nothing yet about the software?
Once we've signed up, then what?annis wrote:The mailing list portion of the site exists now: http://textkit.com/mailman/listinfo/pharr-e_textkit.com
Visit that and fill out the form to sign up. As a spam-prevention measure, I have to click buttons to approve subscription requests. It just means there may be a few hours between when you sign up and when you get confirming email.
You wait for the other people to sign up.jaihare wrote:Once we've signed up, then what?
Eager beaver aint he?jaihare wrote:Once we've signed up, then what?annis wrote:The mailing list portion of the site exists now: http://textkit.com/mailman/listinfo/pharr-e_textkit.com
Visit that and fill out the form to sign up. As a spam-prevention measure, I have to click buttons to approve subscription requests. It just means there may be a few hours between when you sign up and when you get confirming email.
Bert wrote:Eager beaver aint he?jaihare wrote: Once we've signed up, then what?
Because of coding issues between the new forum and the old, these things may not be as useful as they once were. I pulled a few things from them and put them in a notepad with the SPIonic font to see it clearly in Greek type. It's too bad these didn't convert clearly into Unicode! LOLedonnelly wrote:You may also be interested in this thread:
Pharr Discussions By Chapter
It lists most of the previous discussions in the forum related to the Pharr textbook, sorted by chapter.
That's definitely a bigger mess!!edonnelly wrote:The switch from spionic to unicode occurred long before the switch to the new forum, so even when my group was starting Pharr a little over two years ago the same problem was there. The spionic issue isn't really that big of a problem when you are reading posts related to a chapter you are actively working on. A bigger problem, though, seems to be a loss of some of the unicode from the forum change-over. For example in this thread, I definitely wrote in unicode (as did everyone at the time, since spionic was no longer supported), but I can't even read what I wrote; and unlike spionic/betacode, which you can generally figure out, it's all been turned into garbage.
FOR ALL INTERESTED IN THIS STUDYannis wrote:The mailing list portion of the site exists now: http://textkit.com/mailman/listinfo/pharr-e_textkit.com
Visit that and fill out the form to sign up. As a spam-prevention measure, I have to click buttons to approve subscription requests. It just means there may be a few hours between when you sign up and when you get confirming email.
Here's a little something to wash down those virtual Valiums with, Jay!jaihare wrote: Sign up on the list linked above. This is the e-mail list that will link us all together. Let's all get on that list and then we can get started.![]()
I get lost in dates and worrying about everyone's holidays. It's hard enough keeping track of the Jewish holidays to worry about any others! LOLIvansalgadogarcia wrote:I've signed up in the mailing list, I'm in the "digested members" list, but the others seem to be still waiting, hehehehehehehe, maybe we can start without a schedule just working a lesson weekly, I haven't ever moderate a study group, but have many proposals for exercises and learning methods. What do you think?
Welcome aboard, then.anglicus wrote:I think I would like to join up, if you're still accepting. I still haven't read much Homer, which I would like to rectify, and I think this would be a good way to keep me on a steady course (I have a tendency on my own to do things in irregular spurts: work on it frantically for hours a day for a few weeks, then forget about it for a few weeks). I just subscribed to the list, and I'm pretty much ready to go anytime!
Excellent.annis wrote:I'm sorry, but I'm still trying to figure out why the new mailing lists aren't accepting email from people. I'll be pinging Jeff about it again tomorrow.
Next Sunday, the 12th.jaihare wrote:When is Easter again?
Unless one is Orthodox, then April 19th.Lex wrote:Next Sunday, the 12th.jaihare wrote:When is Easter again?
Either way, I hope everyone's enjoying (or, will enjoy) their repsective holidays. We're in the swing of Passover now. I'm taking a short vacation, visiting some friends. I'll be back on Sunday (I've been here since Wednesday). It's just after 16:00, and Shabbat begins just after 18:30 tonight. I'm still waiting for my Pharr text to arrive. It might be at my house waiting for me when I get there. (As a sidenote, someone broke into my apartment on Wednesday -- but they didn't take anything belonging to me personally. They took my roommate's work cellphone and purse with all of her IDs and credit cards. I was asleep in the next room and had no clue. How creepy!)demetri wrote:Unless one is Orthodox, then April 19th.Lex wrote:Next Sunday, the 12th.jaihare wrote:When is Easter again?