Getting so politically correct!
Posted 06/05/2010 - 09:17
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My late husband studied Classics at Oxford and was horrified at the thought of using Forums rather than Fora .
let the education continue
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Posted 06/05/2010 - 09:25
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Pentaxophile wrote:
Are there any Latin words which have entered the English language which do retain the latin plural form?
Data is the most obvious, most used and most abused one. People tend to use it as a singular rather than a plural.
Are there any Latin words which have entered the English language which do retain the latin plural form?
Posted 06/05/2010 - 09:41
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Posted 06/05/2010 - 10:02
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johnriley wrote:
Who did Ancient Greek at school? The Odes of Horace and all that stuff?
Anyone?
One of the few fragments I remember is about ostracism. That came from the Greek word for the potshards the people inscribed with the names of those they wished to banish for a finite period, for reasons real or imagined - majority rules, held annually (I think?), and woe betide anyone who tried to sneak back in. They stationed guards on the shore, to alert the polis about anyone who so dared...Who did Ancient Greek at school? The Odes of Horace and all that stuff?
Anyone?
The Greek word for those potshards I believe may have been ostrakha...
Posted 06/05/2010 - 10:05
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I'd have to consult my daughter in law - she did classics at school and still reads Greek and Latin for fun. Says it relaxes her after a hard day of vet learning. Mind you the things she reads include Asterix so it's not like she's reading the Iliad every night .
Posted 06/05/2010 - 11:14
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Forum's
Stadium's
'nuff said
George will put us right
Stadium's
'nuff said
George will put us right
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Posted 06/05/2010 - 11:17
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Posted 06/05/2010 - 11:50
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Languages change and the "correct" form of most of them was set by various national Academies, largely in the 18th and 19th centuries and tied to the rise of the nation state and nationalism.
British English has no such Academy to dictate what is "correct" hence variations such as the -ize v. -ise endings to words.
Forum is definitely Latin, agora was the Greek equivalent.
Having said that, I hate "lense" and will stick to fora.
Cheers, Kris.
British English has no such Academy to dictate what is "correct" hence variations such as the -ize v. -ise endings to words.
Forum is definitely Latin, agora was the Greek equivalent.
Having said that, I hate "lense" and will stick to fora.
Cheers, Kris.
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It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 06/05/2010 - 11:53
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Lense didn't exist in Photographic magazines and books until it started getting mis-spelt on the internet a year or two back.
One lens. Two or more lenses.
One lens. Two or more lenses.
Best regards, John
Posted 06/05/2010 - 11:58
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cardiff_gareth wrote:
Lense does make me chuckle
It makes me wince, and I find "no" when "know" is intended extremely wince-worthy too.Lense does make me chuckle
K.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 06/05/2010 - 12:16
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My favourite hate is the misuse of the apostrophe when used to denote a plural. But we must remember that language, even perfect English, is evolving and Shakespeare's grammar would sometimes fail the test today.
Some words have changed meaning even within the past few decades and American English is becoming far more common.
david
Some words have changed meaning even within the past few decades and American English is becoming far more common.
david
Posted 06/05/2010 - 12:28
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And much of American English was actually English English to begin with. The word 'fall' was used here to denote the season between summer and winter before we borrowed a French word. I recommend Bill Bryson's book 'Made in America'.
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 06/05/2010 - 12:33
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American spellings are originally due to Noah Webster's An American Dictionary of the English Language which deliberately tried to simplify English spellings and put clear water between the US and Great Britain. Thereafter, the languages evolved differently with some words being lost from English but retained in American and vice versa. I once caused giggles by using the word "fortnight" which most Americans associate with Jane Austin.
I find the development of languages fascinating!
K.
I find the development of languages fascinating!
K.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 06/05/2010 - 12:40
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So when I insist to my wife that its "a tub of flora and a knife of florum" that I'm spreading on my toast's, I might be on shaky ground?
Lurking is shirking.!
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