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Robert Thorpe, born in [[London]] in [[1950]], living in [[Esposende]], [[Portugal]]. I have a degree in [[English language|English]] from [[Peterhouse]], [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]]. For many years I worked as a teacher of the language, in [[Mâcon]], [[France]] (at a [[Agricultural school|''lycée agricole'']]); [[Mondovì]], [[Italy]]; [[Beckenham]], [[England]]; and finally in various locations in Portugal, where my ''de facto'' wife is a [[primary school]] teacher. I can translate from the relevant languages as well as from German and Latin. | Robert Thorpe, born in [[London]] in [[1950]], living in [[Esposende]], [[Portugal]]. I have a degree in [[English language|English]] from [[Peterhouse]], [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]]. For many years I worked as a teacher of the language, in [[Mâcon]], [[France]] (at a [[Agricultural school|''lycée agricole'']]); [[Mondovì]], [[Italy]]; [[Beckenham]], [[England]]; and finally in various locations in Portugal, where my ''de facto'' wife is a [[primary school]] teacher. I can translate from the relevant languages as well as from German and Latin. | ||
I came across [[Citizendium]] when I looked in [http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RoThorpe Wikipedia] for the latter's history. There, I still do | I came across [[Citizendium]] when I looked in [http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RoThorpe Wikipedia] for the latter's history. There, I still do copyediting, and I created a number of | ||
articles, including the [[List of artworks known in English by a foreign title|'replete with red links']] list mentioned above. [[Category: CZ Authors|Thorpe, Ro]] | articles, including the [[List of artworks known in English by a foreign title|'replete with red links']] list mentioned above. [[Category: CZ Authors|Thorpe, Ro]] | ||
[[Category: Astronomy Authors|Thorpe, Ro]] | [[Category: Astronomy Authors|Thorpe, Ro]] | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 3 March 2008
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Nowadays I mostly copyedit random pages. I am also a Ro-bot who removes Incorrect or Unnecessary Capital Letters like These. Some people think that the names of currencies are properly capitalised. Why is this? Probably because they often sound like proper nouns: franc, for example, or mark. Of course those two have now (almost) vacated the scene in favour of the equally capitalised-sounding euro.
Articles/stubs I started/may one day start: Astronomy: Canis Major, Ceres, Orion Nebula; Language: Back-chaining, Catalog of artworks known in English by a foreign title (replete with red links), Cyrillic alphabet, English alphabet, English homophones, English phonemes, Galician, International Phonetic Alphabet, Italian, Minimal pair, Schwa, Spelling pronunciation; A, B, D, E, F, G, GH, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z; Music: Bob Dylan, Domenico Scarlatti, Frederick Delius, Jean Sibelius, Kraftwerk, Leevi Madetoja, Ludwig van Beethoven, Miles Davis, Nico; Cover version, Rock music; Writing: Ivy Compton-Burnett, Marcel Proust; Places: Cyprus, Malta; Et cetera: Alan Odle, Arab, CDT, Deutsche Mark, En passant (chess), Leitão assado à Bairrada, Universal Time; CZ:What's Your Message?: World Alphabetical Time
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Robert Thorpe, born in London in 1950, living in Esposende, Portugal. I have a degree in English from Peterhouse, Cambridge. For many years I worked as a teacher of the language, in Mâcon, France (at a lycée agricole); Mondovì, Italy; Beckenham, England; and finally in various locations in Portugal, where my de facto wife is a primary school teacher. I can translate from the relevant languages as well as from German and Latin.
I came across Citizendium when I looked in Wikipedia for the latter's history. There, I still do copyediting, and I created a number of articles, including the 'replete with red links' list mentioned above.