Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Plutarch and The Simpsons: who knew?

"Of course, Homer isn't always familiar with the names of such classical figures:
"Lisa: That's Latin, Dad--the language of Plutarch.
"Homer: Mickey Mouse's dog?
"But stop snickering, Lisa: the language of Plutarch was Greek."

~~ Homer Simpson's Figures of Speech, on Grammar.about.com

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