11-02-2002, 11:56 PM | #41 |
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Hi'dy Aequitas , come on in, take aload off and sat a spell. We can be rowdy bunch, sometimes down right rambunch'us. We're a likable lot, though.
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11-03-2002, 12:11 AM | #42 |
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Welcome aboard Aequitas.
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11-03-2002, 04:05 AM | #43 | |
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11-03-2002, 04:12 AM | #44 |
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*drops trousers and moons the newbie*
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11-03-2002, 05:57 AM | #45 | |
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Anyway we study latin because it is the ancestor of our language (90% of italian words are similar to latin counterparts), and it has heavily influenced our whole literature (and all western literature in a more indirect way). Just an example: italian poets and writers used to speak latin fluently until the end of 1800s, and you find latin words and grammar constructs in their poetry/writing. So studying latin and its literature is necessary to study Italian literature. Also, Catholic church used to say mass in latin until 1960 something... and sometimes, on holy days, part of the mass are still in latin (e.g. Te Deum on the last day of the year)
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ex: mors is subject, mortis means "death's", morti "to death" and so on. morte (ablative)can mean many things, depending on the context: without prepositions means: because of death, regarding to death, since the death, by means of death, in death (hope I was able to correctly translate into english) It's quite confusing, isn't it? mind that these are only the straightmost meanings you can have... some latin authors who want to show off their culture tend to find many others. Obviously, if you have prepositions like pro, ex, de, or whatever, the nomber of possible meanings increases.
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*cough* actually, *I* was the one that asked you out... after several hints from you dear *grins at kat*
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