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mtillman-921105 SSCertifiable Points: 7156 More actions · Answer 1

Brandie Tarvin (3/16/2012)
GSquared (3/16/2012)
(I've got age on the mind since I had my birthday on Wednesday. And I'm in a goofy mood because ... well because I'm in a goofy mood. Nothing at all unusual about that, I suppose.)
Belated Happy Birthday feliciatations.
GSquared (3/16/2012)
Lynn Pettis (3/16/2012)
I think I'll go join the Guard Hippo at my Tent in the Desert. I really must be getting grumpy in my old age (no offense to those older than me).
Brandie's book scared you out into the desert?
I thought the same thing. @=)

Happy late birthday Gus! I hope you're not as old as I am.

Brandie, you are showing your terrific vocabulary. I love that you used the word "felicitations." It made me suspect that the root word was in the Spanish word "feliz." (Commonly heard as "Feliz Navidad" meaning "Merry Christmas.") And apparently it does, from the late Latin felix. Hold on, now I'm starting to sound like the older Greek man on My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding! Enough etymology for today, but I don't remember catching one like this that crosses two languages (although I'm sure they're everywhere).

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Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 2

Brandie Tarvin (3/16/2012)
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Book 2 of Latchkeys, The Ugly Little Bloke by Robert Greenberger is out. Links are below.
Preview the book at http://www.crazy8press.com/2012/02/24/preview-the-ugly-little-bloke/[/url].
Buy the book on Nook at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/latchkeys-robert-greenberger/1109259495 and Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/Latchkeys-Ugly-Little-Bloke-ebook/dp/B007GHNR5A/ref=pd_sim_kstore_4?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2.
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Ron McCullough SSC Guru Points: 63877 More actions · Answer 3

Jack Corbett (3/16/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (3/16/2012)
Run in terror. I am back!
Book 2 of Latchkeys, The Ugly Little Bloke by Robert Greenberger is out. Links are below.
Preview the book at http://www.crazy8press.com/2012/02/24/preview-the-ugly-little-bloke/[/url].
Buy the book on Nook at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/latchkeys-robert-greenberger/1109259495 and Kindle at =http://www.amazon.com/Latchkeys-Ugly-Little-Bloke-ebook/dp/B007GHNR5A/ref=pd_sim_kstore_4?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2http://www.amazon.com/Latchkeys-Ugly-Little-Bloke-ebook/dp/B007GHNR5A/ref=pd_sim_kstore_4?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2[/url].
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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 4

mtillman-921105 (3/16/2012)
Brandie, you are showing your terrific vocabulary. I love that you used the word "felicitations." It made me suspect that the root word was in the Spanish word "feliz." (Commonly heard as "Feliz Navidad" meaning "Merry Christmas.") And apparently it does, from the late Latin felix. Hold on, now I'm starting to sound like the older Greek man on My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding! Enough etymology for today, but I don't remember catching one like this that crosses two languages (although I'm sure they're everywhere).

It seems likely that felicitation doesn't come directly from Latin felix (or even from Latin felicis which is the case of felix/felis that would have influenced English if any did) or from the Latin felis (which is probably the variant of felix that Spanish feliz came from) but from the French félicitation; that in turn probably comes from come from the Latin felicitatis, the genetive singular of felicitas which meant fruitfulness or happiness or success or good fortune (and was aslo the name of a minor goddess, the personification of happiness or fruitfullness or good fortune), usually particular good fortune, success, fruitfulness or happiness derived from the good will of the gods). The most obvious Spanish cognate of felicitation is felicitación which also probably comes from felicitatis and means congratulations or good wishes (much the same meaning as felicitation in English). But it's possible that one of both of félicitation and felicitación came from some form of the Latin verb felicitare (to make very happy, to make successful, to make lucky, to make fertile). But in any case, felicitare and felicitas ultimately both come from the same root as felicis (gen of felis and felix, fortunate, fertile, happy, or successful), so felicitation and feliz do have a common root if you go back far enough (early Latin or maybe proto-Latin). We also have the verbs felicitate (English) and felicitar (Spanish) and the nouns felicity (English) and felicidad (Spanish), all from the same collection of Latin words related to felicis.

Pairs of words in English and Spanish that come from the same Latin root are everywhere as you say. So are quintuples in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portugese from the same latin root or even octuples in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Galician, Catalan, Provençal, and Romanian, and probably there are quite a few sets of words in a dozen different languages all from the same latin root (eg add Occitan, Aragonese, Ligurian, and Friulian to the list of 8 above).

Tom

Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 5

L' Eomot Inversé (3/15/2012)
Maybe you're right Jack. I've picked up some distinctly anti-Paul attitudes from my wife...

:blink:

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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 6

SQL Kiwi (3/17/2012)
L' Eomot Inversé (3/15/2012)
Maybe you're right Jack. I've picked up some distinctly anti-Paul attitudes from my wife...
:blink:

I didn't realise you were that old, Paul. A bit over 2000 is it now? :w00t:

Tom

Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 7

L' Eomot Inversé (3/17/2012)
SQL Kiwi (3/17/2012)
L' Eomot Inversé (3/15/2012)
Maybe you're right Jack. I've picked up some distinctly anti-Paul attitudes from my wife...
:blink:
I didn't realise you were that old, Paul. A bit over 2000 is it now? :w00t:

:laugh: Good response.

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173061 More actions · Answer 8

Jack Corbett (3/16/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (3/16/2012)
Run in terror. I am back!
Book 2 of Latchkeys, The Ugly Little Bloke by Robert Greenberger is out. Links are below.
Preview the book at http://www.crazy8press.com/2012/02/24/preview-the-ugly-little-bloke/[/url].
Buy the book on Nook at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/latchkeys-robert-greenberger/1109259495
and Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/Latchkeys-Ugly-Little-Bloke-ebook/dp/B007GHNR5A/ref=pd_sim_kstore_4?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2.
Cover art below:
EDIT: And attached for those who can't read the embedded image.
No Kindle?

Since the Kindle link got lost in all the URL nonsense, I'm separating my quoted post to make reading easier. Does that help?

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173061 More actions · Answer 9

GOOD MORNING, WORLD!

Wait. It's Monday. Nevermind. Go back to sleep, all.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Ray K SSC-Dedicated Points: 31163 More actions · Answer 10

Brandie Tarvin (3/19/2012)
GOOD MORNING, WORLD!
Wait. It's Monday. Nevermind. Go back to sleep, all.

Damn it, you woke me up! Now you have to buy me coffee!!!

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 11

Finally read The Hunger Games on Sat since my son desparately wanted me to read it before the movie comes out. It was pretty good, and quite the page turner. If you haven't read it, I'd check it out.

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 12

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (3/19/2012)
Finally read The Hunger Games on Sat since my son desparately wanted me to read it before the movie comes out. It was pretty good, and quite the page turner. If you haven't read it, I'd check it out.

Now go read the next two books in the series. I think the movie will be enough different that it may contain part of the story line from the next two books.

Oh, and I second the motion on reading the book.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 13

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (3/19/2012)
Finally read The Hunger Games on Sat since my son desparately wanted me to read it before the movie comes out. It was pretty good, and quite the page turner. If you haven't read it, I'd check it out.

I noticed that Paul tweeted about it yesterday. Given the positive reviews, I'll put it onto the wish list.

Gail Shaw
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 14

SQLRNNR (3/19/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (3/19/2012)
Finally read The Hunger Games on Sat since my son desparately wanted me to read it before the movie comes out. It was pretty good, and quite the page turner. If you haven't read it, I'd check it out.
Now go read the next two books in the series. I think the movie will be enough different that it may contain part of the story line from the next two books.
Oh, and I second the motion on reading the book.

Already started #2. My son dropped off 2 and 3 on the bed last night when I told him I was done.

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 15

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (3/19/2012)
SQLRNNR (3/19/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (3/19/2012)
Finally read The Hunger Games on Sat since my son desparately wanted me to read it before the movie comes out. It was pretty good, and quite the page turner. If you haven't read it, I'd check it out.
Now go read the next two books in the series. I think the movie will be enough different that it may contain part of the story line from the next two books.
Oh, and I second the motion on reading the book.
Already started #2. My son dropped off 2 and 3 on the bed last night when I told him I was done.

Book 1 could have stood on its own without the sequels. I didn't like having to wait for book 3 after finishing book 2.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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