The Dead Language Brigade: Greek and Latin
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William Gide
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Join date: 16 Sep 2005
Posts: 27
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12-23-2005 15:16
From: Cagney Bogart OK, how do I join; I take it membership is by invitation? Just use Find to look for the group 'Classics'. Membership is open (though evidently it wasn't earlier today). |
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Lash Xevious
Gooberly
Join date: 8 May 2004
Posts: 1,348
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12-23-2005 16:18
Sweet! I love to learn more about Latin. It played a major part in my teen to college years. And my dad ... well, he cited lots of Latin words in rituals. I'm a voodoo child.  Always thought it was a powerful language. I felt there's a certain mystique about it.  |
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Garnet Psaltery
Walking on the Moon
Join date: 12 Apr 2005
Posts: 913
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12-23-2005 17:40
I did so enjoy Latin at school. I used to get off the bus home on a Latin schoolday and pop into the local sweetshop to buy a packet of cheese-and-onion crisps, to eat them on the way home while reading up the next week's lesson. Illud dies erant voluptarius |
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William Gide
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Join date: 16 Sep 2005
Posts: 27
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12-25-2005 07:52
From: Torin Golding I actually am building my own ancient-Roman themed property in Linda (it's not totally done yet so it's not in the Find yet, but if you teleport to Linda you can fly around and find it pretty easily in the northern half of Linda). That's quite the place you have there! I covet the particle dish-style oil lamps. From: someone And it's not exactly Neo-Epicurean, but I do have a floating Garden space where you can read exerpts from Lucretius while there! Well, I think the Epicureans had a big influence on early Humanism, so that's pretty close. I wonder if anyone has made a chiton or a toga... |
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Euterpe Roo
The millionth monkey
Join date: 24 Jan 2005
Posts: 1,395
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12-25-2005 09:50
From: Luciftias Neurocam Not sure if that was snark or genuine appreciate, but I'll assume the latter . Believe me, writing about languages is my pleasure. Mine, as well. English, however, is my passion. If you are scheduling classes/meetings, please post to the forums (sounds a bit odd in a Latin/Greek thread  ) to let us know when and where. I would love to lurk at this one. (I have a friend who was a Classics major undergrad--if he comes back in-world, I will certainly tell him about this.)
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Hxaosanto Czukor
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Join date: 3 Feb 2005
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12-25-2005 10:30
Neat idea. I've recently read some Greek philosophy in English translation (mostly Stoic, and that includes Latin - Marcus Aurelius). I'm a linguaphile; I love communication. Three years of German in high school, along with 1 year of Russian. I"m a near-fluent speaker of Esperanto (I had no problems at the US congress last year speaking with over 100 people from all over the world). And I"ve recently thought about learning another language, but haven't yet decided which one. I thought about Sanskrit as I have an interest in Indian philosophy. Spanish would be more useful (I live in Arizona) but just doesn't interest me. So, I"m not sure what I'll learn next.
Good luck with this!
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William Gide
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Join date: 16 Sep 2005
Posts: 27
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12-25-2005 10:43
From: Hxaosanto Czukor Neat idea. I've recently read some Greek philosophy in English translation (mostly Stoic, and that includes Latin - Marcus Aurelius). In good Roman fashion, when Marcus A. had something important to say, he actually used Greek. Seneca stuck to Latin, though. From: someone I"m a near-fluent speaker of Esperanto (I had no problems at the US congress last year speaking with over 100 people from all over the world). Saluton, samideano! Mi ankaux kongresis en Usona antau pluraj jaroj. I suppose I should look for SL E-istoj, too. From: someone Good luck with this! Thank you. The last time I tried to create the group I didn't really know how busy the forum is. As of yesterday, at least the group will not evaporate. |
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William Gide
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Join date: 16 Sep 2005
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12-25-2005 10:46
From: Euterpe Roo If you are scheduling classes/meetings, please post to the forums (sounds a bit odd in a Latin/Greek thread ) to let us know when and where. I would love to lurk at this one. If there is ever enough interest to have events, I will certainly announce them. I'm not yet sure where this is going to lead. |