http://www.logophile.org/blog/2006/09/26/weekly-acquisitions-9/ blog of a logophile (not "logos", but "λόγος") Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:26:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.logophile.org/blog/2006/09/26/weekly-acquisitions-9/comment-page-1/#comment-4986 tikitu Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:09:50 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=220#comment-4986 <p>Indeed -- I'm using Dutch to ration myself in the same way.</p> Indeed — I’m using Dutch to ration myself in the same way.

]]> http://www.logophile.org/blog/2006/09/26/weekly-acquisitions-9/comment-page-1/#comment-4985 szopa Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:38:53 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=220#comment-4985 <p>Well, I haven't used Spanish for quite a long time, so the first twenty--thirty pages were very hard---I was reading very slowly. It may somehow connected with the fact that Perez-Reverte has a tremendously rich language. But now I have noticed the speed has increased. Of course, it's not the halve as fast as I read in English (not to mention Polish), but in the view of Belgian prices it is good news :-)</p> Well, I haven’t used Spanish for quite a long time, so the first twenty–thirty pages were very hard—I was reading very slowly. It may somehow connected with the fact that Perez-Reverte has a tremendously rich language. But now I have noticed the speed has increased. Of course, it’s not the halve as fast as I read in English (not to mention Polish), but in the view of Belgian prices it is good news :-)

]]> http://www.logophile.org/blog/2006/09/26/weekly-acquisitions-9/comment-page-1/#comment-4987 tikitu Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:44:09 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=220#comment-4987 <p>Here also. Good price for <em>GEB</em> though. I'm oh-so-slowly working towards being able to read Spanish, but it's a long way away yet, alas.</p> Here also. Good price for GEB though. I’m oh-so-slowly working towards being able to read Spanish, but it’s a long way away yet, alas.

]]> http://www.logophile.org/blog/2006/09/26/weekly-acquisitions-9/comment-page-1/#comment-4984 szopa Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:40:28 +0000 http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=220#comment-4984 <p>Heh... Books (specially English, non-fiction books) are awfully expensive in Belgium. However, we managed to buy Goedel-Escher-Bach by Hofstadter for € 20. Also, Spanish books are relatively cheap, so I can read my favorite Arturo Pérez-Reverte in Spanish without pangs of conscience.:)</p> Heh… Books (specially English, non-fiction books) are awfully expensive in Belgium. However, we managed to buy Goedel-Escher-Bach by Hofstadter for € 20. Also, Spanish books are relatively cheap, so I can read my favorite Arturo Pérez-Reverte in Spanish without pangs of conscience.:)

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