Re: A Sad Asimov fan

In article <437ca9c6.11833966@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, David Johnston says...

>On 17 Nov 2005 20:20:27 GMT, cet1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Chris Thompson)
>wrote:

>>In article <1131795651.193021.51960@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>> <alexey_r@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>[...]

>>>Well, "The Crime And The Glory Of Commander Suzdal" probably works
>>>better if you don't live in Russia and don't think Suzdal is a town
>>>name.

>>As lots of the proper names in Cordwainer Smith's stories are phrases
>>borrowed from other languages (especially Chinese and Russian), I imagine
>>translating them into said languages must pose some problems!

> What I wonder about is the Latin edition of Harry Potter. What
>language are the spells in?

Classical Greek, or a suitable modern imitation of same, I should
imagine.


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