austraLasia #2729 The
man
with a thousand names Rome: 8 October 2010.
What's in a name? That which we call a
rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Václav would, were he not
Václav call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title.
(Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, with minor
apologies)
Does anyone not believe we need a well-established
term base of
Salesian discourse? I for one am absolutely convinced we do, and could
offer you a dozen quick
examples which would demonstrate clearly why - but it's more fun to
stay with just one for the moment!
If
a man whose very role demands that he roam the world more often than
most, a General Councillor to boot, has difficulty establishing who
he really is, then we need a term base!*
The following have been picked up from real Salesian
documents, including
those that occasionally appear on community noticeboards around the
globe. In other words, they are for real! Up to you to decide which
rose smells as sweet ...
Kelemenete
(the Kerria Japonica, or
'Japanese Rose'. Had it been accompanied by 'Vakalava',
we'd have been in Fiji! Too hot for roses there!)
Klement
Vaclav (Rosa floribunda - the 'easy going
rose'; found almost anywhere)
Klement
Vaclaz (zis iz anozer floribunda - zie Zonta Roze!)
Vaklak Klement
(the Król Karol kupił królowej Karolinie korale
koloru koralowego or Polish tongue twister Rose)
Vaclak Clement
(the Rosa reza por la raza rusa pero para
porque para pura risa por la rusa raza reza Rosa or Spanish tongue
twister Rose)
Clement Vaclac
(Aquiegia vulgaris or 'Clementine Rose') Vaclak Clemente (Roman rose, maybe?)
Vàclav Klement (Ouch! Thorny variety)
Klement
Václav (the almost Czech
variety; just needs a
'Rose Revolution') Vaclav
Klement (... nearly there)
Václav Klement (Bingo! 2010 'Rose
of the year' also known,
interestingly enough in English as the 'Absolutely Fabulous' Rose.)
The really odd thing is, that we have a termbase (term base, database
of terms) on the way, but none of the above yet appear! Check it out, just the same,
and
feel free to offer constructive comments.
* You know the story, don't you, of the guy way back in the line
at the
airport check-in who marched up to front and loudly demanded to be
served first. When the girl said that would hardly be possible since
there was such a long line and everyone would need to wait their turn,
he shouted at her: "And do you know who I am???" The girl didn't miss a
beat. She went to the microphone and announced to everyone standing in
the queue: "There's a man here who doesn't know who he is. Could
someone please help him!"
No real danger of that being our absolutely fabulous Fr Václav
Klement, of course who, incidentally, celebrated his birthday on the
Feast of the Rosary! Since we have given him such attention here the
least we can do is wish
him happy birthday! _________________ AustraLasia is an
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