Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0019817, Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:15:40 -0700

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Re: QUERY: Down, Fido?
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Dear Alexey,

You are confusing caro and carne - - that's Italian, but I'm pretty
sure the Latin is similar.
Carolyn


On Apr 13, 2010, at 3:52 AM, Alexey Sklyarenko wrote:

"I would say that imagination is a form of memory. Down, Plato, down,
good dog." (Meaning "Plato is my friend, but truth is even better
friend"?) SO, p. 78.

re "caro Van" in my previous post: caro is Latin for "flesh", but the
phrase seems to mean "dear Van" in Italian. Thanks to Jansy.

Alexey Sklyarenko
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