Posted by 'Mike' on January 21, 2012, 12:15 pm
............... own up.
Did YOU learn Latin at your school?
(Private, Convent or other)
Mike
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I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight.
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Posted by Pam Moore on January 21, 2012, 1:11 pm
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:15:02 -0000, "'Mike'"
>............... own up.
>Did YOU learn Latin at your school?
>(Private, Convent or other)
>Mike
Yes
Pam in Bristol
Posted by Roger Tonkin on January 22, 2012, 6:42 am
'All.finished'@woolies.com says...
>
> ............... own up.
>
> Did YOU learn Latin at your school?
>
> (Private, Convent or other)
>
> Mike
Yes, Go an A at O-level I seem to remember.
Can still recite bits of the Homer we studied
"expectata dies aderat, nonameque sereneman" (Not sure about the
spelling tho'
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Roger T
700 ft up in Mid-Wales
Posted by Phil Cook on January 22, 2012, 7:45 pm
On 22/01/2012 11:42, Roger Tonkin wrote:
> 'All.finished'@woolies.com says...
>>
>> ............... own up.
>>
>> Did YOU learn Latin at your school?
> Yes, Go an A at O-level I seem to remember.
> Can still recite bits of the Homer we studied
> "expectata dies aderat, nonameque sereneman" (Not sure about the
> spelling tho'
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tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Is apparently from Cicero.
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Phil Cook
Posted by mogga on January 22, 2012, 7:54 am
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:15:02 -0000, "'Mike'"
>............... own up.
>Did YOU learn Latin at your school?
>(Private, Convent or other)
>Mike
Yes. Worcester Grammar School for Girls.
Only for 3 years I think though.
We had to write jokes in latin.
Fecit in britannium is one I remember.
A friend translated the two irish men sat on the floor and one fell
off though.
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>Did YOU learn Latin at your school?
>(Private, Convent or other)
>Mike
Yes