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you mean private mr clops?Suffice it to say it was one that provided a classical education.
Yul Brynner
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DRM
Guru
- Location
- West Yorks
The dog house in Pompeii, a picture of a snarling mutt in the entrance, portrayed in a mosaic, with the warning Cave Canem, or in more modern terms, clear off or I'll release the hound
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Profpointy
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It was a good school, it was "approved"
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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- Scotland
Have you learned much of language where you are now? I used an app to learn a few phrases, introductions and greetings in Akan but have forgotten a lot now.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Latin is a really poor tool for understanding our own language, as English is a germanic core with romance bits bolted on. If you want to understand English, study English. Doing so via Latin is like learning bike mechanics so you can fix your washing machine. Kinda similar, both need screwdrivers.
T4tomo
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studying Linguistics is the best tool for understanding languages, way more useful that studying Latin.
The only Latin I ever needed was the Grace to be said before dinner at High Table. It was only 7 words, so fairly easy to memorise without understanding any of it.
we've digressed a long way from being thinner than Yul Brynner
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well i was going to ask whether the impressively multi-lingual Yul Brynner (I think I knew) bothered to learn Latin as a language aide/way to impress folk at parties.studying Linguistics is the best tool for understanding languages, way more useful that studying Latin.
The only Latin I ever needed was the Grace to be said before dinner at High Table. It was only 7 words, so fairly easy to memorise without understanding any of it.
we've digressed a long way from being thinner than Yul Brynner
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One thing I do remember about my school latin is the damn tendency of the verb to come at the end of the sentence. I have terrible memories of translating sentences and having to wait until the end to figure out what the hell was happening.
On the questionable point about latin being a good aid for good english I have sometimes wondered if this accounts for the somewhat strangled roundabout way of speaking adopted by some upper class clasically educated folk. ie not getting to the point - obfuscation seen as a sign of sophistication. And direct simple speech and writing (take a bow Orwell) being seen as common.
On the questionable point about latin being a good aid for good english I have sometimes wondered if this accounts for the somewhat strangled roundabout way of speaking adopted by some upper class clasically educated folk. ie not getting to the point - obfuscation seen as a sign of sophistication. And direct simple speech and writing (take a bow Orwell) being seen as common.
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
He used it to pull posh chicks.
Hover Fly
Lazy so and so
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- Besides the lake, beneath the trees
When I lived in France madame’s father was an ex-army officer who had spent some time in the Legion, we were talking one night about deserters and he reckoned they wouldn’t bother going after them, it would be a waste of time as it would be difficult to extradite them and if someone was that keen on being in the legion he deserted, how good a little soldier would he be anyway?
FishFright
More wheels than sense
And what a kicking that would be !