tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post9053377907469410137..comments2024-02-20T08:25:06.177-08:00Comments on Confessions of ignorance: factotumseana grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-5645893640451477892015-01-20T22:04:53.027-08:002015-01-20T22:04:53.027-08:00Yeah, that's kind of what I'm feeling Nanc...Yeah, that's kind of what I'm feeling Nancy. However, if I think of Figaro, Baldrick and Half-Pint Harry, I may just be able to get a hold of it. seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-5882569966204795002015-01-20T18:35:02.252-08:002015-01-20T18:35:02.252-08:00Thanks for the opera clip. What a cool set/costume...Thanks for the opera clip. What a cool set/costume design. Factotum is a word I can only get right on multiple choice questions.Collagemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818246340865714754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-6711526879666255952015-01-19T10:57:32.296-08:002015-01-19T10:57:32.296-08:00I should have guessed that you would have read the...I should have guessed that you would have read the Bukowski. But I wonder if more people are called factotums over there than here, as it certainly isn't in my range of experience.<br /><br />As for Latin, it seems to be making a comeback for an odd reason. At least, both of my nephews know some, partly because they like to play ancient Roman battle games online. Although I imagine their interest and vocabulary is limited to things involving mayhem and slaughter. seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-40928215251926165222015-01-19T10:30:59.655-08:002015-01-19T10:30:59.655-08:00Oh, I only know the word from the Bukowski book, I...Oh, I only know the word from the Bukowski book, I think! We certainly didn't have Latin at my school. We barely had English!Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-60710305629832589592015-01-19T10:12:39.987-08:002015-01-19T10:12:39.987-08:00See, this is your British education kicking in, Pa...See, this is your British education kicking in, Paul. We are farther from the Latin than you are out here. But maybe these examples will help it stick for me.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-21824903215771718212015-01-19T01:59:50.014-08:002015-01-19T01:59:50.014-08:00In my book Guns Of Brixton, Half-Pint Harry is Cap...In my book Guns Of Brixton, Half-Pint Harry is Captain Cutlass' Factotum.<br /><br />I always saw Baldrick as Blackadder's Factotum.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-80516428108146551822015-01-18T17:59:07.333-08:002015-01-18T17:59:07.333-08:00It is an odd word that is resonant of many things ...It is an odd word that is resonant of many things that it is not, and I have a feeling that I will not retain it very well. seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-8378905563320289372015-01-18T16:53:52.211-08:002015-01-18T16:53:52.211-08:00Factotum has always stuck in my mind because, damn...<i>Factotum</i> has always stuck in my mind because, damn it, there should be an r in there somewhere.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.com