Comments on: In memoriam of those we can’t remember http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/05/18/in-memorium-of-those-we-cant-remember/ Let's just see what happens Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:55:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Gary McGath http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/05/18/in-memorium-of-those-we-cant-remember/comment-page-1/#comment-31678 Gary McGath Mon, 19 May 2008 14:34:07 +0000 http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/05/18/in-memorium-of-those-we-cant-remember/#comment-31678 Interesting. I went to MIT for four years and never once wondered why Memorial Drive was called that. I was too busy wondering why the bridge from MIT to Boston is called the Harvard Bridge. Interesting. I went to MIT for four years and never once wondered why Memorial Drive was called that. I was too busy wondering why the bridge from MIT to Boston is called the Harvard Bridge.

]]> By: LeslieT http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/05/18/in-memorium-of-those-we-cant-remember/comment-page-1/#comment-31674 LeslieT Mon, 19 May 2008 00:56:00 +0000 http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/05/18/in-memorium-of-those-we-cant-remember/#comment-31674 Well, they called WWI "The Great War", too, because they didn't think there would be another one to confuse it with. Well, they called WWI “The Great War”, too, because they didn’t think there would be another one to confuse it with.

]]> By: Mark Dionne http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/05/18/in-memorium-of-those-we-cant-remember/comment-page-1/#comment-31660 Mark Dionne Sun, 18 May 2008 19:39:00 +0000 http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/05/18/in-memorium-of-those-we-cant-remember/#comment-31660 A response to MarkB: I recently found a gravestone put up by my great great great great grandfather for his child that died at age 9. It's now in the middle of the woods on a hill in New Hampshire. It was extremely touching, especially since my own son was named after that grandfather, Nathaniel. At the time we named him, we did not even know the various twists and turns about how that name had passed down through the family. By MarkB's logic, we would never make comments on blogs etther. Who will care, even next week. A response to MarkB: I recently found a gravestone put up by my great great great great grandfather for his child that died at age 9. It’s now in the middle of the woods on a hill in New Hampshire. It was extremely touching, especially since my own son was named after that grandfather, Nathaniel. At the time we named him, we did not even know the various twists and turns about how that name had passed down through the family.

By MarkB’s logic, we would never make comments on blogs etther. Who will care, even next week.

]]> By: davidw http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/05/18/in-memorium-of-those-we-cant-remember/comment-page-1/#comment-31653 davidw Sun, 18 May 2008 17:00:33 +0000 http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/05/18/in-memorium-of-those-we-cant-remember/#comment-31653 Rick, Thanks. I've corrected the misspelling. Oops. Rick, Thanks. I’ve corrected the misspelling. Oops.

]]> By: MarkB http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/05/18/in-memorium-of-those-we-cant-remember/comment-page-1/#comment-31652 MarkB Sun, 18 May 2008 16:18:13 +0000 http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/05/18/in-memorium-of-those-we-cant-remember/#comment-31652 Here's another take: Memorial Drive is no different than a headstone in a cemetery. The kids put up a headstone for Mom or Dad. Then the kids move away, or die, the grandkids lose interest, and no one ever visits the grave again. For eternity. So was it a mistake to put up the headstone for Dear Old Dad? The memorial is put up by the survivors, for the survivors. When the survivors are gone, it really doesn't matter if subsequent generations don't know - it wasn't done for them. Here’s another take: Memorial Drive is no different than a headstone in a cemetery. The kids put up a headstone for Mom or Dad. Then the kids move away, or die, the grandkids lose interest, and no one ever visits the grave again. For eternity. So was it a mistake to put up the headstone for Dear Old Dad? The memorial is put up by the survivors, for the survivors. When the survivors are gone, it really doesn’t matter if subsequent generations don’t know – it wasn’t done for them.

]]> By: Rick http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/05/18/in-memorium-of-those-we-cant-remember/comment-page-1/#comment-31651 Rick Sun, 18 May 2008 15:57:02 +0000 http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/05/18/in-memorium-of-those-we-cant-remember/#comment-31651 I agree 100%. Bu, the phrase is, in memoriam, not memorium. If people need to use latin, it should get checked out. Mostly, I believe people should just say in memory of. The city I lived in a while ago had a 'war memorial' which was the hockey arena -- but what war? I don't know. Rick I agree 100%. Bu, the phrase is,
in memoriam,
not memorium.
If people need to use latin, it should get checked out.
Mostly, I believe people should just say in memory of.
The city I lived in a while ago had a ‘war memorial’ which
was the hockey arena — but what war? I don’t know.
Rick

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