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thesquanderer

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13. Not Plato, though.
Sun Apr 1, 2018, 10:39 AM
Apr 2018

Last edited Sun Apr 1, 2018, 01:02 PM - Edit history (1)

Despite some arguably similar thoughts from Plato (and others), the clever turn of the phrase ("have something to say" vs. "have to say something" ) depends on the English language (the dual meanings of "have" ), there would be no exact Greek equivalent of this. More on this at http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=796

Though it is arguably appropriate to use a mistaken quote to address a mistaken thought. USPS does not lose money on Amazon shipments. And if USPS increased what they charge Amazon, Amazon would move more shipments to other carriers.

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Not Plato, though. thesquanderer Apr 2018 #13
The problem with Ancient Coptic Greek translations of the Bible. The scholarly NSRV comes the close. TheBlackAdder Apr 2018 #15
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