What Is a Dead Language Doing in the 21st Century?

e3mil.com ^ | 12/04/2004 | Sue Reilly

[valkyrieanne]

I wish Greek would make a comeback as well. We did some of the "Basic Greek in 30 Minutes a Day" book in our homeschooling, & it was really fun (as well as some Latin, too.)

[It's me]

Don't get me wrong. She loves it.

She plans on being a Latin translator in Washington.











(wink, wink)

[FreedomCalls]

So MCMLXXXXIX is 1999 while MM = 2000

Actually MIM is 1999, but classical rules don't allow for four X's in a row or a subtraction jumping the all the way from M to I, so 1999 classically would be MCMXCIX.

[isthisnickcool]

Palestinian? You mean ARabic? Marhaba?

My tongue was in my cheek. There is, of course, no such thing as a Palestinian language. Some would argue that there is not such thing as a Palestinian in the first place....

[2Jedismom]

Very interesting!

Matthew's Latin has already given him a jump on his grammer in English!

[dljordan]

Sic Semper Tyrannis! De Oppresso Liber!

[sneakers]

I've always wanted to learn Latin. I remember the beautiful Latin masses of my childhood.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

I confess - it's my tag for the last year that did it.

[Paulus Invictus]

Vocatus Atque Non Vocatus Deus Aderit

Keep that firmly in mind!

[OSHA]

I don't think Latin has a 0.

It doesn't, but accuracy is seldom funny.

[terabyte]

Ping. Gee it looks like it could be really useful having you around :)

[Cronos]

mea culpa!

[mollynme]

My tagline is in Latin, so I couldn't resist posting to this thread.

Me too, sort of ;o)

[NeoCaveman]

Illegitimi Non Carborundum.

Don't let the bastards get you down.

Latin pings.

[xsmommy]

res ipsa loquiter : )

[NeoCaveman]

colloquuntur equidem cum ista eo tantum, quod scortum perfectum esse videtur.

[Cronos]

Oh there is such a thing as a Palestinaian -- Israelies used to be called that in the early part of the 20th century....

[Remole]

Nunc est bibendum.