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Post by IronWolves on Dec 6, 2007 14:52:56 GMT -5
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Post by Archaix on Dec 6, 2007 15:41:16 GMT -5
 I know, I know. Actually, in my Latin class just now a character (Quintus) has a friend called Alexander, who is Greek, and they are both having an argument over which civilization is better. Quintus asserts that Rome is the better since there are many fine architects that build roads and bridges, whereas Greeks are lazy and watch plays. Alexander replies, I immediately thought of Christerland. ;D
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Post by Casinecro on Dec 6, 2007 15:49:13 GMT -5
Huh... Y'know, I've kinda wanted to learn Latin ever since that kid in The Sixth Sense said something to the degree of "Domesticus ad la clato domini" and I always kinda thought that it would be funny to say stuff in latin or another language so I can say something like "I enjoy the weekday at suday brunch" at random times...
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Post by Archaix on Dec 6, 2007 15:51:40 GMT -5
I wanted to ever since Monty Python's Life of Brian. I should let you know right now that six classes in I'm hardly top of the class at it, but I did translate that paragraph all by myself.  This is going to open so many legs doors for me. |
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Post by Casinecro on Dec 6, 2007 15:54:49 GMT -5
Oh! Oh! Say something silly in latin!
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Post by Archaix on Dec 6, 2007 15:57:47 GMT -5
This is going to be difficult since I don't, as yet, know any Roman vulgarities yet. 2 minutes.
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Post by Archaix on Dec 6, 2007 16:10:06 GMT -5
The best I can deliver at the moment is to say, "Primus est fucifer!". Which means, 'Primus is a thief'. It sounds even better when you remember that all 'c's in Latin were hard, or pronounced 'k'. That's why the German leader was the Kaiser, because that's how the Romans pronounced 'Ceasar'.
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Post by deutschgarten on Dec 6, 2007 21:52:42 GMT -5
OOOh, language trivia!
Ich habe ein aufblasbare mann in meine hose.
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Post by Kardas on Dec 7, 2007 6:52:57 GMT -5
Ah, tout va pour le mieux quand nous parlons tout aux langues differentes
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Post by christlerland on Dec 7, 2007 19:06:47 GMT -5
you have an "aufblasbare" guy in your pants?
tout va pour le mieux quand nous parlons tout aux langues differentes
it is a grand request (got that from quand, the grand from tout) of yours (pour (of) le mieux (me)) for us not to speak (gtf nous parlons (in greek parlons is similar)) different languages (gtf langues differentes)?
oh, and that latin is soooo easy
Vos (you) Romani (romans) estis (estis= estin, the same in greek) miserandi (miserable). Vos (you) imperium (empire) maximum (great) habetis (=have)
sed (didn't get that) vos(you) estis( are-same in greek) imatatores (immitators); nos (us- similar in spanish) Graeci (greeks) sumus auctores (didn't get that)
Vos (our) Graecas (greek) statuas (statues) spectatis (spectate, look), vos Graecos libros (book, as in library) legitis (lego= say in greek, anyways got it from the book part),
Graecos rhetores (rhetoric) auditis (as in audio). Vos Romani estis (are) ridiculi (same in english)
Quod (cuz) (you: implied) estis (are) Graeciores (greeks) quam (root of word quantity, so bigger quantity) nos (us) Graeci! greeks
its all latin to me! and all that without any french, spanish, or latin lessons, that spanish "us" is from movies.
damn i really like language studies, i hate grammar but i love the language roots etc
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Post by Archaix on Dec 8, 2007 8:10:25 GMT -5
I've noticed the similarities with Spanish (for example, 'semper' is Latin for always, and 'siempre' is Spanish for always), and I'm pretty sure I'd see more similarities with Greek. Unfortunately I don't know much Greek -though I do know how to ask for the bill.
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Post by Kardas on Dec 8, 2007 9:44:37 GMT -5
christlerland, the real thing I said was:
Ah, everything goes well when we speak in different languages!
Though I might have used the idiom 'tout va pour le mieux' incrorrectly
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Post by Archaix on Dec 8, 2007 12:07:43 GMT -5
I'm going to learn the Latin for 'take it off!'. It might be useful.  |
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Post by Kazzerland on Dec 8, 2007 12:23:26 GMT -5
Du Arschloch.
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Post by christlerland on Dec 8, 2007 13:34:14 GMT -5
i feel so geeky.
it feels good.
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Post by Casinecro on Dec 8, 2007 15:08:28 GMT -5
Eh, I we're not geeks. We prefer to call ourselves "popularity challenged".
Hostes alienigeni me abduxerunt Qui Annus est.
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Post by deutschgarten on Dec 8, 2007 17:06:13 GMT -5
[/size] est.[/quote] Anus!?  |
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Post by Kazzerland on Dec 9, 2007 8:50:08 GMT -5
LOL
Ich hoffe, daß jeder hier schrecklich in einem Feuer stirbt.
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Post by IronWolves on Dec 9, 2007 9:32:49 GMT -5
wow the poll is a tie
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Post by Archaix on Dec 9, 2007 9:36:51 GMT -5
How the hell did I get four all of a sudden? |
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I know, I know.
" -Archaix
