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Technical Help & Discussion => Software, Hardware & Website Recommendations => Topic started by: Clive on November 08, 2003, 13:34

Title: Early Manuscripts at Oxford University
Post by: Clive on November 08, 2003, 13:34

Digital facsimiles of complete manuscripts, scanned directly from the originals
 
 This site provides access to over 80 early manuscripts now in institutions associated with the University of Oxford.
 
http://image.ox.ac.uk/

Title: Re:Early Manuscripts at Oxford University
Post by: joudi on November 08, 2003, 18:04

That's a great link Clive. Thank you.
   
    Oh, how much I would like to have english language as my mother tongue to enjoy reading treasures like that.

    Unfortunately, I can't read fast and it's hard for me to understand things without using the dictionary so often which puts limits to my patience.

     I'll try anyway to have a general idea about that site (subject) whithin the limits of my desire and patience.

                            Thanks again clive

Title: Re:Early Manuscripts at Oxford University
Post by: Sandra on November 08, 2003, 18:22

I think that your english is probably a lot better than some native english speakers Joudi  ;D
I dont know many polyglots that have as much fluency as you have in the three languages that you appear to know better than most people know their own  ;)

Title: Re:Early Manuscripts at Oxford University
Post by: joudi on November 08, 2003, 19:02

Merci Sandra,
Tu sais!  Lorsque tu me dis ça, tu me donne un coup de pouce.  :-*

Title: Re:Early Manuscripts at Oxford University
Post by: Adept on November 09, 2003, 09:40

Quote from: joudi on November 08, 2003, 19:02

Merci Sandra,
Tu sais!  Lorsque tu me dis ça, tu me donne un coup de pouce.  :-*

Erm...

My French being a bit rusty, I decided to run that through Altavista's translation thingy. It came up with

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Thank you Sandra, You know! When you say that to me, you a blow of inch gives me

:o :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Title: Re:Early Manuscripts at Oxford University
Post by: Simon on November 09, 2003, 09:58

:pmsl:

Title: Re:Early Manuscripts at Oxford University
Post by: Sandra on November 09, 2003, 14:14

I dont think that the last bit translates as literally as that Adept, otherwise we would have to move this thread to the DZ  ;)

Title: Re:Early Manuscripts at Oxford University
Post by: joudi on November 09, 2003, 22:54

:D  :D :D   Sorry to arrive so late. I was all the day out. well, you want the meaning?

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Merci Sandra,
Tu sais!  Lorsque tu me dis ça, tu me donne un coup de pouce.  :)

It's a french expression which means:

"Thanks Sandra,
you know, when you say that to me, you are pushing me ahead (or giving me a power or desire or encouragement in my english)"

Strange expression if you take it literally, no?   :D

Title: Re:Early Manuscripts at Oxford University
Post by: Sandra on November 09, 2003, 23:09

I must admit that sounds better Joudi  ;)
Some other people would put me, you and blow together and come up with an entirely different meaning  :o

Title: Re:Early Manuscripts at Oxford University
Post by: Rodders on November 09, 2003, 23:16

I thought I'd have a go with a translator as well, but really don't understand the 'thumb' thing, at all!

"You know!  When you are said me that, you give me a thumb blow."