05-24-2005, 10:44 PM
hey, I never denied it was bad latin, it is just the fact that most people within the empire wouldn't have spoken much better latin, I too use latin as a second language, I speak latin 10% of the time at least, I speak terrible latin, but just listen to people who speak english as a newly learned second language, and you will see very similar speech patterns.
HOC was not not the best word either, but you also see people who have english as a second language use "this things" often.
also for 'propter' you might want to translate that sometimes as "because of" not that it makes much difference.
"RIDENT STOLIDI VERBA LATINA"
come on marsvigilia, you know darn well verbs are always at the end of a sentence in classical latin. :twisted:
HOC was not not the best word either, but you also see people who have english as a second language use "this things" often.
also for 'propter' you might want to translate that sometimes as "because of" not that it makes much difference.
"RIDENT STOLIDI VERBA LATINA"
come on marsvigilia, you know darn well verbs are always at the end of a sentence in classical latin. :twisted:
aka., John Shook
