Pedants used to insist that words like mechanise and organise be spelt -ize, since they come from Greek roots and -izo is a common Greek way of forming verbs.

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At issue is whether lenders will provide common or preferred shares to the Greek state in exchange for that aid, and whether the government will be able to influence management decisions by invoking its voting interests.

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One tradition that is common to the Jewish, Hindu and Greek Orthodox religions is the breaking of something at the end of the ceremony.

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State Wolfpack all go home early. (The Georgetown Hoyas, despite common misconception, are named after a Greek and Latin phrase, not a rare type of bulldog.) Cats, meanwhile, sit just above .500 with a 492-491 mark.

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Labour Euro MP Richard Howitt, who flew home with the group, said they had been "let down" by the Greek nation and fallen victim to pride and not common sense.

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For example, we learn in this book that the most common genre of philosophy works were translation and liberal restatements of Greek philosophers, especially Aristotle, Plato and Alexander of Aphrodisias.

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For once, American tourists have something in common with international currency traders: This summer, they are all wondering how the Greek financial crisis will impact the dollar.

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