Comments for Coby Lubliner's Blog http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:43:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Shia LaBeouf, Boudreaux and Thibodeaux by Alex Boudreau http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/shia-labeouf-boudreaux-and-thibodeaux/#comment-962 Alex Boudreau Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:43:14 +0000 http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-962 It's funny I stumbled upon this. My last name is Boudreau, and my grandpa's last name is Thibodeau rather coincidental. It’s funny I stumbled upon this. My last name is Boudreau, and my grandpa’s last name is Thibodeau rather coincidental.

]]> Comment on English names of places in Europe by sandrar http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/2007/09/23/english-place-names-in-europe/#comment-958 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:47:06 +0000 http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/2007/09/23/english-place-names-in-europe/#comment-958 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> Comment on French chef? by Cusine de France « Coby Lubliner’s Blog http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/french-chef/#comment-952 Cusine de France « Coby Lubliner’s Blog Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:30:18 +0000 http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-952 [...] Coby Lubliner’s Blog Just another WordPress.com weblog « French chef? [...] [...] Coby Lubliner’s Blog Just another WordPress.com weblog « French chef? [...]

]]> Comment on The most conservative President? by alveraz http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/the-most-conservative-president/#comment-948 alveraz Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:31:30 +0000 http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/?p=106#comment-948 I'm enjoying your blog, thanks for being a socialist :) I’m enjoying your blog, thanks for being a socialist :)

]]> Comment on Jacob and James by Coby Lubliner http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/jacob-and-james/#comment-943 Coby Lubliner Fri, 08 May 2009 14:38:46 +0000 http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-943 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(name)" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a> gives a good explanation of the origin of Jack. Yago/Santiago is yet another Spanish version of James, but Diego is unrelated; it comes from the Latin Didacus. Wikipedia gives a good explanation of the origin of Jack. Yago/Santiago is yet another Spanish version of James, but Diego is unrelated; it comes from the Latin Didacus.

]]> Comment on Jacob and James by Amanda Adams http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/jacob-and-james/#comment-941 Amanda Adams Fri, 08 May 2009 10:52:44 +0000 http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-941 Thank-you. That was very clear. Do I sound too stupid if I wish you could shed some light also on Santiago/Iago/Diego as well? And then if you have any idea, why among anglophones "Jack" seems to be a nickname for John and not for James? I've known probably ten or a dozen Jacks in my life and except for one actually named "Jack" all were inscribed "John" on official documents. When I first learned French (and met many, many Jacques and Jeans) and was informed that Jacques was "really" James, I became mystified and no-one has ever cleared this up for me. Thank-you. That was very clear. Do I sound too stupid if I wish you could shed some light also on Santiago/Iago/Diego as well? And then if you have any idea, why among anglophones “Jack” seems to be a nickname for John and not for James? I’ve known probably ten or a dozen Jacks in my life and except for one actually named “Jack” all were inscribed “John” on official documents. When I first learned French (and met many, many Jacques and Jeans) and was informed that Jacques was “really” James, I became mystified and no-one has ever cleared this up for me.

]]> Comment on My H problem by Anthony Argyriou http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/my-h-problem/#comment-937 Anthony Argyriou Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:42:26 +0000 http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-937 Your essay is fascinating. However, the web page has an open "title" tag, with no closing, which causes it to fail to render in my browsers. (Opera 9.64 and IE 6.0.29 on Windows XP) Your essay is fascinating.

However, the web page has an open “title” tag, with no closing, which causes it to fail to render in my browsers. (Opera 9.64 and IE 6.0.29 on Windows XP)

]]> Comment on Shia LaBeouf, Boudreaux and Thibodeaux by rootlesscosmo http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/shia-labeouf-boudreaux-and-thibodeaux/#comment-931 rootlesscosmo Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:02:37 +0000 http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-931 In the 1970's and 80s I worked on the Southern Pacific railroad with a French-Canadian named Yvon Thibodeaux. His railroad nickname was "Tippytoe," sometimes shortened to "Toes." In the 1970’s and 80s I worked on the Southern Pacific railroad with a French-Canadian named Yvon Thibodeaux. His railroad nickname was “Tippytoe,” sometimes shortened to “Toes.”

]]> Comment on BMI and IPA by Aidan Kehoe http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/bmi-and-ipa/#comment-930 Aidan Kehoe Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:10:06 +0000 http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/bmi-and-ipa/#comment-930 Both of them have value as it is. I'm lucky enough that I live in Europe, and almost all of the dictionaries sold here use IPA or something close to it for their pronunciation guides; it's very irritating when I'm stuck in a situation where I have to use, say, m-w.com and its idiosyncratic pronunciation guide, and even if I do learn that pronunciation guide, I will certainly have forgotten it in nine months' time, the next time I'm in the same situation. Similarly, the easily-calculated BMI figure is much more practical and cheap for doing population obesity surveys than measures of body fat with immersion in water, though your proposed revision is very reasonable in the same context. Both of them have value as it is. I’m lucky enough that I live in Europe, and almost all of the dictionaries sold here use IPA or something close to it for their pronunciation guides; it’s very irritating when I’m stuck in a situation where I have to use, say, m-w.com and its idiosyncratic pronunciation guide, and even if I do learn that pronunciation guide, I will certainly have forgotten it in nine months’ time, the next time I’m in the same situation. Similarly, the easily-calculated BMI figure is much more practical and cheap for doing population obesity surveys than measures of body fat with immersion in water, though your proposed revision is very reasonable in the same context.

]]> Comment on Ignorance of history? by Coby Lubliner http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/ignorance-of-history/#comment-929 Coby Lubliner Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:04:48 +0000 http://cobylubliner.wordpress.com/?p=83#comment-929 Ben: I suppose that one could consider Philadelphia, being the seat of the Continental Congress, as the quasi-capital of the United States in 1776, and the fact that half the population fled may be called abandonment. All right, benefit of the doubt granted. Ben: I suppose that one could consider Philadelphia, being the seat of the Continental Congress, as the quasi-capital of the United States in 1776, and the fact that half the population fled may be called abandonment. All right, benefit of the doubt granted.

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