I suspect it will take me rather a while to get anything useful out of text - but do ask Tosha, if you're interested. Or I will. He clearly finds it relaxing, and as he says, he rarely gets as much practice with it as he likes these days.
But yes, on the mysteries of the language. I learned Latin the hard way (and German), no translation spells, no magical aids, precisely because Alde insisted it was the only way to really understand the larger context of what the language was doing.
On the budget, no, I suppose that does make sense, really. That winter's additive, rather than alterative, or whatever the words I want are.
As to Arab approaches to arithmancy, I'd heard the same thing, but it's not something I ever covered. Septima might have, but it seems a bit outside her usual. I'll add it to my list of questions for Tosha, and see what he says.
On the visit, well. Trying not to make matters worse than they need to be, really. It's just so frustrating, knowing what would help, and not being able to do a thing about it. That said, I'm hopeful for tonight: two good conversations (you and Tosha), Cedric's up to lend a hand with the 3rd years, and all.
I just keep thinking back to the conversation Tuesday, I guess, and how ... trying to figure out what the Headmistress might decide to do next, in various directions. Which does not help with sleep one bit, really.
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Date: 2013-03-02 04:52 am (UTC)But yes, on the mysteries of the language. I learned Latin the hard way (and German), no translation spells, no magical aids, precisely because Alde insisted it was the only way to really understand the larger context of what the language was doing.
On the budget, no, I suppose that does make sense, really. That winter's additive, rather than alterative, or whatever the words I want are.
As to Arab approaches to arithmancy, I'd heard the same thing, but it's not something I ever covered. Septima might have, but it seems a bit outside her usual. I'll add it to my list of questions for Tosha, and see what he says.
On the visit, well. Trying not to make matters worse than they need to be, really. It's just so frustrating, knowing what would help, and not being able to do a thing about it. That said, I'm hopeful for tonight: two good conversations (you and Tosha), Cedric's up to lend a hand with the 3rd years, and all.
I just keep thinking back to the conversation Tuesday, I guess, and how ... trying to figure out what the Headmistress might decide to do next, in various directions. Which does not help with sleep one bit, really.