Do we need a Latin forum?

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Aurelia:
Cicero didn’t say it; Julius Caesar did.
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That was the trick.
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aimee:
I’m not so sure but didn’t Cicero speak Greek?
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He may have, Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman Senator, but he studied in Athens… 😉

Thanks for taking the bait…

Jim
 
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aimee:
Now from what text did this come from: & who

Constantly regard the universe as one living being, having one substance and one soul; and observe how all things have reference to one perception, the perception of this one living being; and how all things act with one movement; and how all things are the cooperating causes of all things which exist; observe too the continuous spinning of the thread and the contexture of the web.
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Just as a guess, I’d have said Plato.
I found … Marcus Aurelius. Was this a test for Aurelia? 😛
 
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jimmytoes:
Just as a guess, I’d have said Plato.
I found … Marcus Aurelius. Was this a test for Aurelia? 😛
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Marcus Aurelius, you got it 😃
The Meditations

No…wasn’t a test really…just kind of a fun…exercise 🙂

I’ve been interested in Marcus Aurelius for a while now…but really need to do some more reading…

And yes I did take the bait 😛 😃
 
I am a Latin lover, and would participate as much as I am able.

Most of my on-line Latin study at the moment takes place in the context of the Latin Study List. It is not distinctly Catholic, but there is a group just starting Collins’s Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin, as well as pretty frequent Wheelock groups plus a handful of others (including one that translates passages from the Nova Vulgata).

*Caveat: *Newcomers tend to become overwhelmed by the heavy traffic of so many groups sharing one list. Not a bad idea to subscribe for a week or two before committing to a group, especially if mail-filters are not your friend.]

tee
 
Actually a Latin and Greek forum would be very appropriate. Even possibly Aramaic and Hebrew if it doesn’t overwhelm the membership.

In my Medeival History courses in college, the study of German or French or Latin was mandatory for the Masters Degree in History.

But basically a Latin forum would be a good start.
 
Kevin Walker:
Actually a Latin and Greek forum would be very appropriate. Even possibly Aramaic and Hebrew if it doesn’t overwhelm the membership.

In my Medeival History courses in college, the study of German or French or Latin was mandatory for the Masters Degree in History.

But basically a Latin forum would be a good start.
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Bonjour Monsieur 🙂

Bonne idée 👍 ( Je sais très peu français) :o

cest moi,

Aimee
 
I am so happy that this subject came up. Next year I will be learning Latin along with my children. Does anyone know anything about Henle’s Latin? I was thinking of using it mainly because it was inexpensive.
 
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abcdefg:
Do you think we need another forum to practice our Latin?
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So do we have an answer yet, any mods for it?

BTW…
I found … Marcus Aurelius. Was this a test for Aurelia?
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This was a pun on the 1st and 2nd declensions.

😉
Jim
 
Why not just start threads in Latin? Or German, or French or Spanish. Possibilities are endless.
 
Cicero (Keek’ er o) said way-nee, wee-dee, wee-chee. I learned a little Latin from some Germans and I still think we should say “in ekskelsees” and not “in exchelsees.” Some other Latin scholars advised me not to push it but to overlook words and phrases that have become common in English.

As an example, the plural of “forum” is “fora.” But, people have become used to “forums” and insisting on “fora” sound like pedantry.
 
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Cicero (Keek’ er o) said way-nee, wee-dee, wee-chee. I learned a little Latin from some Germans and I still think we should say “in ekskelsees” and not “in exchelsees.” Some other Latin scholars advised me not to push it but to overlook words and phrases that have become common in English.
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So it should be Ahway Maria? or Ahway whereoom Corpoose 😉
There is a tradition of liturgical pronunciation that most likely came from the Italians. But then again, they were closer to the origins of the “romance” languages than the Germanic - including English…
I’ve never heard a Latin Mass use the “W” in place of the “V”.
and I’ve always heard it pronounced Che-zar, rather than Kay-zar (see Aurelia’s post) 😃 😉

jim
 
“Umph – a lot of nonsence, in my opinion. Making boys say ‘Kickero’ at school when – umph – for the rest of their lives they’ll say ‘Cicero’ – if they ever – umph – say it at all. And instead of ‘vicissim’ – God bless my soul – you’d make them say, 'We kiss ‘im’! Umph – umph!”
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
James Hilton​

tee
 
I posted this on the “Good Reasons to use Latin” thread, but here it is again for people wanting to learn Latin:

I found this program for my kids called “Latin’s Not So Tough”. It is meant for children, but I’m having lots of fun learning along with them. The company has a book and you can purchase a CD with all of the pronunciations on it (I found this very helpful).
Note: If anyone is interested in this program, Book One is extremely easy, and the company recommends older students start with Level 2 or 3. We’re using Level 2 and it is quite easy for an adult, but it sure is making the learning of Latin a breeze for me!

Here’s a link:
greeknstuff.com/latin.html#LATIN

There’s also the Oxford Latin Course, which we have, but will wait to use until the kids are older. You can buy it from Amazon.com (You’ll save money if you buy it used.):


Aunt Martha
 
Latin for Beginners (Pt I)

Yes, now you too can look educated by interspersing your conversation or emails with these handy phrases

Die dulci fruere.
Have a nice day.

Si hoc signum legere potes, operis boni in rebus Latinus alacribus et fructuosis potiri potes.
If you can read this sign, you can get a good job in the fast-paced, high-paying world of Latin.

Sona si Latine loqueris.
Honk if you speak Latin.

Ne auderis delere orbem rigidum meum.
Don’t you dare erase my hard disk.

Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam!
I have a catapult. Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head!

Furnulum pani nolo.
I don’t want a toaster.

Sentio aliquos togatos contra me conspirare.
I think some people in togas are plotting against me.

Noli me vocare, ego te vocabo.
Don’t call me, I’ll call you.

Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules.
If I were you, I wouldn’t walk in front of any catapults.

Canis meus id comedit.
My dog ate it.

Illiud Latine dici non potest.
You can’t say that in Latin.

Vidistine nuper imagines moventes bonas?
Seen any good movies lately?

Nullo metro compositum est.
It doesn’t rhyme.

Non curo. Si metrum non habet, non est poema.
I don’t care. If it doesn’t rhyme, it isn’t a poem.

Fac ut gaudeam.
Make my day.

Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur.
Those green pants go so well with that pink shirt and the plaid jacket.

Visne saltare? Viam Latam Fungosam scio.
Do you want to dance? I know the Funky Broadway.
 
Latin for Beginners (Pt II)

Re vera, potas bene.
Say, you sure are drinking a lot.

Utinam barbari spatium proprium tuum invadant.
May barbarians invade your personal space.

Utinam coniurati te in foro interficiant.
May conspirators assassinate you in the mall.

Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant.
May faulty logic undermine your entire philosophy.

Radix lecti
Couch potato

Quo signo nata es?
What’s your sign?

Spero nos familiares mansuros.
I hope we’ll still be friends.

Mellita, domi adsum.
Honey, I’m home.

Ventis secundis, tene cursum.
Go with the flow.

Te precor dulcissime supplex.
Pretty please with a cherry on top.

Magister Mundi sum.
I am the Master of the Universe.

Nihil est–in vita priore ego imperator Romanus fui.
That’s nothing–in a previous life I was a Roman Emperor.

Fac me cocleario vomere.
Gag me with a spoon.

Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure.
I can’t hear you. I have a banana in my ear.

Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est.
Yes, that is a very large amount of corn.

Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem.
Stand aside plebians! I am on imperial business.

Sic friat crustulum.
That’s the way the cookie crumbles.

Fac ut vivas.
Get a life.
 
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