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9:47 AM

@Joonas: Yes, I thought Cerberus was saying, in English, "I bark." whereas his alter-ego, on guard-duty outside Hell, would've spoken Latin.

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Joonas Ilmavirta

1:05 PM

@tony I see. I took it more as "woof".

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Adam

2:12 PM

There was actually more onomatopoeia in that chapter than just the dog. If I recall correctly there's a sound for sheep baaing and a worlf howling.

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Joonas Ilmavirta

3:19 PM

@Adam A worlf sounds scary! :P

Adam

@JoonasIlmavirta Haha!They r scary!

Joonas Ilmavirta

@Adam Are all the animals introduced in the same section of the book?

I wonder how it compares to the classical animal sounds we have listed on our site.

Adam

@JoonasIlmavirta Those that i mentioned are, but there could be more elsewhere in the book.

Joonas Ilmavirta

3:35 PM

I have yet to see a copy of LLPSI myself, but I grow ever more curious as people keep bringing it up here.

I did see this in the grocery store and I misread it for LLPSI but decided that it's something else instead...

tony

@Adam: "If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog."

Adam

@tony I'd say that doesn't need to be limited to Washington.

@JoonasIlmavirta Looks much sweeter and more difficult to chew than LLPSI, but I'm not sure how you chew an eBook.

Joonas Ilmavirta

@Adam It's a popsicle, so chewing is indeed ill-advised.

Although far better an idea than chewing an electronic reader.

tony

@Adam: Absolutely. I've heard it said of London. Capital cities can be cold, unfriendly places. An exception is Rome. It has a small-town feel; people are friendly and don't mind amateurish attempts at Italian.

Joonas Ilmavirta

@tony I find that to be true of Italians in general. They seem friendly and helpful when someone tries a bit of Italian. My experience of the French is way worse.

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Latin Language Meta

7:40 PM

Q: Rewarding the best answers of 2020

What were the best answers of the year 2020? Nominate your favorites and vote on other people's suggestions! To nominate an answer, simply post it an answer to this question with a link and brief description of the answer. You can nominate as many answers as you want. The nominated answers must h...

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Sebastian Koppehel

8:58 PM

@JoonasIlmavirta Well, the new answer to the "Brute" question certainly diverges from the existing answers about the vocative of filius and also about the spelling of "vocative" ;-)

Adam

@tony I still think about those offers to buy a property in southern Italy or Sicily for $1 (requiring you to put forward a certain amount of money to renovate, though).

Joonas Ilmavirta

@SebastianKoppehel I noticed. :) I just wanted the user to elaborate before they vacate the premises.

It looks like one of the those hit-and-run answers, but with elaboration it might prove to be good. Just rephrasing and giving a new focus is good, if done well.

@Adam È sicuramente una bella opportunità! Se la prendi, credo che tu abbia bisogno di imparare italiano. Ma sarà abbastanza facile.

Adam

9:35 PM

@JoonasIlmavirta True, it would be wise!

Villa Adami faciam

Joonas Ilmavirta

@Adam Have you learned any yet? At least you seem to have understood.

Adam

Villam Adami faciam?

Joonas Ilmavirta

@Adam Yes, although Adam is usually treated as wholly undeclinable in Latin.

It's typical with Hebrew names.

Adam

@JoonasIlmavirta I haven't tried to learn any yet, although I've considered it. I wasn't sure if I could properly devote the time to it and Latin at the same time. I had to use... Google Translate ;)

@JoonasIlmavirta Adam the Undeclinable has a certain ring to it.

Joonas Ilmavirta

@Adam It works pretty well with Italian, fortunately.

As does Duolingo.

Adam

9:40 PM

@JoonasIlmavirta Interesting - finally a use for me for duolingo.

Joonas Ilmavirta

@Adam None of their courses is without issues, but the Italian one has been useful. If a small daily dose works for you, you should certainly give it a shot.

Adam

@JoonasIlmavirta Maybe I will. I wonder what it affect it would have on learning Latin on the same time, if anything.

Joonas Ilmavirta

@Adam There will be some interference, but probably also support. I wouldn't be too afraid of it unless you find yourself confused after trying it out.

Adam

10:17 PM

@JoonasIlmavirta I'm considering German as well since I had 6 months of German when I was 12 or 13.

Not quite as helpful for Villa Adam, though.

Joonas Ilmavirta

@Adam It might if you end up conquering all of Europe from your Italian headquarters.

Adam

@JoonasIlmavirta Anything is possible.

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