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\'Gates of Fire\' By Steven Pressfield
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02-21-2008, 05:01 AM
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Quote:Why would they all speak in Shakespearean prose?

Spartans inculcated a very specific speech pattern. We still call this laconic speech. They sought to use the fewest words to convey the most meaning.

I don't think anything like this exists in our modern world.
:wink:

In fact there is a least one example of this in recent military history.

During the Battle of the Bulge, when called upon by the Germans to surrender Bastogne, General McAuliffe of the 101st Airborne Div simply replied "Nuts."

It doesn't get much more laconic or eloquent than that.

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\'Gates of Fire\' By Steven Pressfield - by manda - 08-31-2006, 09:54 AM
.. - by manda - 08-31-2006, 11:48 AM
Pressfield\'s "Gates of Fire" - by Paullus Scipio - 01-05-2008, 06:30 AM
\'Gates of Fire\' - by Paullus Scipio - 01-07-2008, 09:01 PM
Re: \'Gates of Fire\' - by Senovara - 01-08-2008, 10:43 PM
Book recommendations - by Paullus Scipio - 01-09-2008, 08:49 PM
Re: \'Gates of Fire\' By Steven Pressfield - by Ross Cowan - 02-20-2008, 01:03 PM
Re: \'Gates of Fire\' By Steven Pressfield - by Ross Cowan - 02-20-2008, 01:40 PM
Re: \'Gates of Fire\' By Steven Pressfield - by Ross Cowan - 02-20-2008, 09:20 PM
\' Gates of Fire\' - by Paullus Scipio - 02-21-2008, 01:59 AM
Re: \'Gates of Fire\' By Steven Pressfield - by Narukami - 02-21-2008, 05:01 AM

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