i took 3 years of french so i guess latin wouldve probably been a better use of my time to be honest
By bacon Go To PostIs it a Tory thing?
Yes, lol. They’re all ex-Eton, they all think the Greek writings are the pinnacle of civilisation (apart from Churchill’s speeches obviously), and Latin is something deemed inaccessible, difficult and old-fashioned, so therefore it must be of value.
Again, I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad idea - if supported by Classics, a robust integration across subjects like Maths and Science, etcetera. I think there’s great worth in boosting Classics uptake because the stories are great fun and they’re antecedents of pretty much all Western storytelling, but if this is just focused on language and is isolated to Latin alone instead of an entire curriculum, then it just becomes something a bit elitist.
That reminds me of Trump's infatuation with Greek/Roman style architecture for federal buildings.
Yet his own buildings are fuggo but neither here nor there
Yet his own buildings are fuggo but neither here nor there
By n8 dogg Go To PostYes, lol. They’re all ex-Eton, they all think the Greek writings are the pinnacle of civilisation (apart from Churchill’s speeches obviously), and Latin is something deemed inaccessible, difficult and old-fashioned, so therefore it must be of value.How Latin was structured when I went to school was translating Latin texts to Dutch. The texts were Roman stories and myths and of course the grammar got more complex as you went. The emphasis was on learning the Latin grammar because all the grammatical info is in the suffixes. Learning the vocabulary wasn't as important as you had a dictionary at your disposal, but a good comprehension would of course speed up the process tremendously. So in class it basically boiled down to learning all the verb conjugations and noun cases by heart.
Again, I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad idea - if supported by Classics, a robust integration across subjects like Maths and Science, etcetera. I think there’s great worth in boosting Classics uptake because the stories are great fun and they’re antecedents of pretty much all Western storytelling, but if this is just focused on language and is isolated to Latin alone instead of an entire curriculum, then it just becomes something a bit elitist.
The textbooks included sections on history and art, but they were usually glossed over. The stories themselves were of course always very interesting but having to translate them was a real slog.
Is everyone just now realising that n8 is actually a tory and a future candidate for the local council?
N8 just wants to ensure that the Caecelius and Metella expanded universe gets picked up by Disney.
https://www.wattpad.com/stories/caecilius
https://www.wattpad.com/stories/caecilius
By Laboured Go To PostFarm to table.
all privately educated and went to oxford just tells me is odds are high that his folks had money
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By Laboured Go To Postclassic isis 😂
Just saw on the news at work that Cuomo sexually assaulted women?
Guessing he was found guilty unless they doing reruns now and it’s not just “allegedly”
Guessing he was found guilty unless they doing reruns now and it’s not just “allegedly”
By Daz Go To PostIs it really hard to not sexually harass women?
Spoken like someone who isn't white and powerful.
By Fenderputty Go To PostCuomo will channel is inner trump and claim it’s a witch hunt
I know we shouldn't rise to bait, especially from the products of nepotism, but it's funny seeing the Yankees in the replies of the original tweet going nuts over their dryers.
These people are not only too dumb to realize this is an argument for masks, but they’re also nasty as fuck too
By aka Espi Go To PostWtf are you doing that your mask is like that after one day?
I mean she clearly doesn’t want to be next to her own bacteria so I don’t know why she assumes I would 🤮
By aka Espi Go To PostWtf are you doing that your mask is like that after one day?Spitting tobacco without taking it off
By Pedja Go To PostAmerica gone off the railsWhen was it on it?