Comments on: A Latin Miscellany http://www.zenoli.net/2007/04/a-latin-miscellany/ High Weirdness in Low Places Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:40:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Conrad. http://www.zenoli.net/2007/04/a-latin-miscellany/comment-page-1/#comment-1081 Conrad. Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:14:30 +0000 http://www.zenoli.net/2007/04/a-latin-miscellany/#comment-1081 I'm planning to drill my nephew in Latin paradigms; get 'em while they're young. I have fond memories of racing my friends as to who could recite the Greek alphabet fastest, aged 10. I’m planning to drill my nephew in Latin paradigms; get ‘em while they’re young. I have fond memories of racing my friends as to who could recite the Greek alphabet fastest, aged 10.

]]> By: Herr Ziffer http://www.zenoli.net/2007/04/a-latin-miscellany/comment-page-1/#comment-1077 Herr Ziffer Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:29:58 +0000 http://www.zenoli.net/2007/04/a-latin-miscellany/#comment-1077 Extracurricular. My wife and I agreed that we didn't have the fortitude required to homeschool three children. Extracurricular. My wife and I agreed that we didn’t have the fortitude required to homeschool three children.

]]> By: paul http://www.zenoli.net/2007/04/a-latin-miscellany/comment-page-1/#comment-1076 paul Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:20:21 +0000 http://www.zenoli.net/2007/04/a-latin-miscellany/#comment-1076 Thanks, Herr Z. I wish I had the early start that your son is getting. Are you home-schooling him, or is this an extracurricular tutorial? Thanks, Herr Z. I wish I had the early start that your son is getting. Are you home-schooling him, or is this an extracurricular tutorial?

]]> By: paul http://www.zenoli.net/2007/04/a-latin-miscellany/comment-page-1/#comment-1074 paul Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:25:30 +0000 http://www.zenoli.net/2007/04/a-latin-miscellany/#comment-1074 Conrad, I've wanted to comment on your Biblical posts over on Varieties, but I just haven't had the energy. My own upbringing was quite Lutheran, and despite my current model agnosticism (which boils down to a principled atheism, for all practical purposes) I remain quite interested in religion in general. I haven't seen <i>Passion</i>, but that does make me think: I've been practicing with classical pronunciation, so I suppose I'll have to switch over to medieval for a while. And it was just starting to feel natural! Well, except for those bloody alveolar trills . . . I've been meaning to write a post about them. Conrad, I’ve wanted to comment on your Biblical posts over on Varieties, but I just haven’t had the energy. My own upbringing was quite Lutheran, and despite my current model agnosticism (which boils down to a principled atheism, for all practical purposes) I remain quite interested in religion in general.

I haven’t seen Passion, but that does make me think: I’ve been practicing with classical pronunciation, so I suppose I’ll have to switch over to medieval for a while. And it was just starting to feel natural!

Well, except for those bloody alveolar trills . . . I’ve been meaning to write a post about them.

]]> By: Herr Ziffer http://www.zenoli.net/2007/04/a-latin-miscellany/comment-page-1/#comment-1072 Herr Ziffer Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:00:03 +0000 http://www.zenoli.net/2007/04/a-latin-miscellany/#comment-1072 Good luck with this project, Paul. I am currently working through Wheelock with my son, also named Paul. I'm not sure if it will take, but so far he is doing well with his first paradigm: laudo, laudas, laudat ... Good luck with this project, Paul. I am currently working through Wheelock with my son, also named Paul. I’m not sure if it will take, but so far he is doing well with his first paradigm: laudo, laudas, laudat …

]]> By: Conrad http://www.zenoli.net/2007/04/a-latin-miscellany/comment-page-1/#comment-1069 Conrad Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:56:38 +0000 http://www.zenoli.net/2007/04/a-latin-miscellany/#comment-1069 Reading the Vulgate has the added advantage of giving you first-hand knowledge of the Bible; in your case this might not be a desideratum, but it was in mine, given my total and utter lack of any religious instruction. There's also <em>The Passion</em>, which even my wife could understand in part, thanks to its beautiful Italianate pronunciation. "Duodeviginti! <em>Crack!</em> Undeviginti! <em>Slash!</em> Viginti! <em>Thwack!</em>", etc. Reading the Vulgate has the added advantage of giving you first-hand knowledge of the Bible; in your case this might not be a desideratum, but it was in mine, given my total and utter lack of any religious instruction.

There’s also The Passion, which even my wife could understand in part, thanks to its beautiful Italianate pronunciation. “Duodeviginti! Crack! Undeviginti! Slash! Viginti! Thwack!“, etc.

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