11-28-2004, 10:27 PM
Quote:</em></strong><hr>we native english speakers shorten these roman names<hr><br>
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Hey, at least we native english speakers don't chop off the "us" from Latin names. The Italians, Spaniards, and others replace the endings <span style="text-decoration:underline">us</span> with <span style="text-decoration:underline">o</span>. In other words, they speak the barbarized versions of Latin names. <br>
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Example :<br>
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*Julius, Julio<br>
*Belisarius, Belisario<br>
*Marcus, Marco<br>
*Augustus, Augusto<br>
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Who's version is closer to the original latin ?<br>
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-Theo <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=theodosiusthegreat>Theodosius the Great</A> at: 11/28/04 11:28 pm<br></i>
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Hey, at least we native english speakers don't chop off the "us" from Latin names. The Italians, Spaniards, and others replace the endings <span style="text-decoration:underline">us</span> with <span style="text-decoration:underline">o</span>. In other words, they speak the barbarized versions of Latin names. <br>
<br>
Example :<br>
<br>
*Julius, Julio<br>
*Belisarius, Belisario<br>
*Marcus, Marco<br>
*Augustus, Augusto<br>
<br>
Who's version is closer to the original latin ?<br>
<br>
-Theo <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=theodosiusthegreat>Theodosius the Great</A> at: 11/28/04 11:28 pm<br></i>
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