--- In norse_course@..., Haukur Thorgeirsson <haukurth@...> wrote:

> > I am just working on this as a new student, and have a question
> > regarding Lesson 1 part 3.5 (Translate the text into Old Norse).
>
> I think I've received more questions about lesson 1 than
> all the others combined ;) I hope you will last longer than that.
>
> I was thinking - and it may be a silly idea. Do you think anyone
> would be interested in receiving a certificate for completing a
> given number of lessons. I could prepare tests and grade them :-)
>

I think this would be a great idea!

>
> You're not the first to ask this - but I think
> it's a minor point. When I wrote that I thought
> "Óláfr heitir ok konungr." was idiomatic Norse whereas
> "Olaf is also a king." was idiomatic English.
>
> You're probably right, though, that this is misleading.
>

I'm glad I'm not the first :-) As mentioned, I'm just starting to
get the hang of this :-)

Thanks very much for all the work you are putting into this!

Shane