Mark Roberts wrote
> Collin Brendemuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >A few years ago I got a software contract located in
> >an area where there were VIP tours. Got to go to lunch
> >with a Supreme Court justice & wife from Greece.
> >Now, I'm not too keen on the spelling, but in their
> >language there would be a breathing sound before
> >the word to give the "h" sound. "`Ellas" would
> >fit the bill.
>
> Well the word for "pertaining to Greek culture" is "Hellenic",
> so I suspect the "H" belongs in there.
Yes Mark but the word Ellas is the Greek people's own name for Greece in the
Greek language(admittedly with different character set) and Hellenic is
English for things Greek - so the H is an add on in English as Colin states
to cover the "breathing sound".
Hellas (Grk., "Land of the Hellenes"), name that came to be applied to
ancient Greece, including the Greek islands and colonies. The name became
common after the great migrations of Hellenic peoples, beginning about 1100
BC. Modern Greece, in accordance with classical tradition, is also known as
Hellas or Ellas.
"Hellas," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 96 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1995 Microsoft
Corporation. All rights reserved. (c) Funk & Wagnalls Corporation. All
rights reserved.
Peter Smith
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