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03-24-2009, 07:57 PM
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Does anyone here speak Latin?
Does anyone here translate/understand Latin? I know it is a dead language, but my school teaches it, starting in 1st grade, so I'm a bit fluent, but not completely, overall fluent.
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03-24-2009, 08:04 PM
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Aliquantulus.
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03-24-2009, 08:16 PM
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Just me, huh?
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03-24-2009, 08:23 PM
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Mea culpa? Kyrie eleison?
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03-24-2009, 08:25 PM
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I only speak it a bit as well... not fluent...
And saya what's your fault? Also, what's the 2nd phrase mean 'cause it looks more greek... and I have no idea what it means haha
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03-24-2009, 08:26 PM
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[Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap].
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03-24-2009, 08:29 PM
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Was that a slow clap, or just a steady paced one?
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03-24-2009, 08:32 PM
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Golf clap directed at Saya.
And yeah, I'm pretty sure that second phrase is Greek. Kyrie is O, Lord or something, I think.
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03-24-2009, 08:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr E Nigma
I only speak it a bit as well... not fluent...
And saya what's your fault? Also, what's the 2nd phrase mean 'cause it looks more greek... and I have no idea what it means haha
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Quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo, et opere.
Kyrie, eleison is actually greek, sorry. All the latin I know I just memorized from "Things I learned from Catholicism that I thought sounded really cool." And I just kinda assumed it was latin too. It means "Lord have mercy".
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03-24-2009, 08:37 PM
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Well, I was almost right.
Sin est bonus.
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03-24-2009, 08:52 PM
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Iway owKnay igPay atinLay. AtThay's itway.
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03-24-2009, 09:07 PM
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Carpo Taper
"Seize the candy"
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03-24-2009, 09:08 PM
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Iway owKnay igPay atinLay. AtThay's itway.
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I've never been particularly fond of pig latin. As for regular latin I hope someday to learn.
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03-24-2009, 09:09 PM
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Damn, I wish I had started learning Latin in first grade. I'm a double major in Classics, so I speak the language fairly well, but probably wouldn't describe myself as 'fluent'. I'll hopefully be able to do so by the time I'm done with school, though.
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03-24-2009, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Saya
Quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo, et opere.
Kyrie, eleison is actually greek, sorry. All the latin I know I just memorized from "Things I learned from Catholicism that I thought sounded really cool." And I just kinda assumed it was latin too. It means "Lord have mercy".
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03-24-2009, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Renatus
I've never been particularly fond of pig latin. As for regular latin I hope someday to learn.
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Nah, Pig Latin's dumb, I agree. I used to think it was sort of cute many years ago. I, too, wish I could have learned Latin at some point. I don't want to start now because college-level language courses have the worst system, or at least here they do (although it's also dependent on the department itself). My high school offered it--as an online course. Only juniors and seniors could participate. What great help THAT is.
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03-24-2009, 09:54 PM
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So..... can I ask something.
Beside looking through the ancient scripture, why would we be speaking old and ancient language ?
ps. This is not a joke question. :|
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03-24-2009, 09:55 PM
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I ended up taking my SATs in Latin 3 years ago. I remember some but sadly I did not keep it up, so I lost quite a bit.  But I can still pick things out here and there. *yay*
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03-24-2009, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by $haDe
So..... can I ask something.
Beside looking through the ancient scripture, why would we be speaking old and ancient language ?
ps. This is not a joke question. :|
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Why not?
Blah.
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03-24-2009, 09:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by $haDe
So..... can I ask something.
Beside looking through the ancient scripture, why would we be speaking old and ancient language ?
ps. This is not a joke question. :|
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Because it's cool to say stuff other people don't understand? =shrugs= No idea...
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03-24-2009, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by $haDe
So..... can I ask something.
Beside looking through the ancient scripture, why would we be speaking old and ancient language ?
ps. This is not a joke question. :|
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Latin is the mother of Romance languages, as you should know, and thus to have greater understanding of such languages one may learn Latin; knowing Latin allows us to make more sense of numerous modern languages. Linguists try preserving dead and dying languages for such reasons. It's no secret that learning Latin provides a person with a greater grasp on vocabulary in English and Romance languages. (English is related to German, which is not Romantic, but ~1/3 of our vocabulary is comprised of French vocabulary.)
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"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you" The Bible (Matthew 7:12)
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03-24-2009, 10:21 PM
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kk, that's unerstandable.
But... Wouldn't it be weird if you're the only one in your town speaking latin ?
That's weird for me. :/
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03-24-2009, 10:23 PM
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kk, that's unerstandable.
But... Wouldn't it be weird if you're the only one in your town speaking latin ?
That's weird for me. :/
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People don't generally "speak" Latin, however. Usually it's just written, because that's the only form of it we know. Even Linguists speculate on its spoken form.
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"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you" The Bible (Matthew 7:12)
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03-24-2009, 10:30 PM
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Hmm... this remind me of some of my teachers start speaking elf language in LOTR to each other about the detention and we have no idea what 're they talkin' about.
oh... I have a typo. 'unDerstand' =_=
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03-24-2009, 10:34 PM
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Why is to understand ancient texts an insufficient reason for you, Shade?
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