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by oz_media

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I am thinking about takling latin again, I spent some time studying verbage a whle back but got side tracked into other issues.

I have a friend (copywriter/partner) that speaks fluent Latin and the chicks just love it (I'm sure that's not why he learned it though). My brother is quite good, he owns a law firm though so it's all legal latin.

Does anyone else out there speak or study Latin, does anyone have some good resources thay've found, Latin discussion groups for practice etc.?

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by oz_media

In the first line I said TAKLING latin, this wasn't a typo meaning TALKING but should have read TACKLING.

by jkaras

why tackle Latin, what did it do to you? Just kidding. What's the overall purpose for the learning? To act cool or for understanding? I admit it would be interesting, but practical? When would you use it? I think sign language is more presitegious and I'm not talking the bird either.

by oz_media

It would be mportant in some of my work to be able to read and understand latin.

As I've said, Law, copy etc. are all fields that I would need a better understanding of Latin.

If soeone chooses to broaden themselves even if for purely personal reasons, should they then have a reason for expanding thier knowledge?

Perhaps why so many people find themselves pigeonholed when thier job dries up.

Not that Latin will help me find work but it fits with who I associate with, and what I do

by john_wills

Latin is a natural language the use of which aids in programming well. It does not have the external structure of a programming language, but its grammar has a certain internal parallelism.

by oz_media

Are you saying something about To learn Latin is a daunting task that takes patience? And there is additional benefit in expanding knowledge?

Don't understand eccere or adfectio (adfectio I would assume means Added or additional).

Like I said, I dabbled in it, was quite interested in it and owuld like to find further resources or a latin forum. If you speak latin would you be able to point me to some resources you know of? I've seen the UND site before but was looking for more than a mere dictionary.

Another question for you, is there a latin font for Windoze? It would be cool to have the extra characters used for punctuation and announciation.

Thanks for your reply though, it got me thinking again.

by jardinier

Sorry but I can't recommend a learning source. But as a horticulturist of sorts, I find the three years I studied Latin at school quite helpful in understanding why particular plants are named as they are.

I also love my High School motto: Vincit Qui Se Vincit. (or thereabouts).

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