latin lesson
Having recently acquired a fantastic set of latin flashcards, I would like to share with you the highlights of my new bilingual friends.
These two sided fiends have english words you might think have little in common, but are in fact derived from the same latin word. Seeing these two seemingly opposite words paired together gives whole new meanings to both...
Here are my favorites:
meaning...
meaning...
meaning...
and here, some insight as to why latin might be a dead language:
meaning...
Another thing that entertained me for minutes on end is creating my own proverbs. It's kind of like those magnetic poetry strips... but knowing that latin is on ther other side just makes it all the more ... proverbial?
These two sided fiends have english words you might think have little in common, but are in fact derived from the same latin word. Seeing these two seemingly opposite words paired together gives whole new meanings to both...
Here are my favorites:
meaning...
meaning...
meaning...
and here, some insight as to why latin might be a dead language:
meaning...
Another thing that entertained me for minutes on end is creating my own proverbs. It's kind of like those magnetic poetry strips... but knowing that latin is on ther other side just makes it all the more ... proverbial?
posted by judyprays at 1:52 PM
2 Comments:
Mock my favorite language, will you? Well you've finally found a way to lure me into commenting. Nevertheless, your proverb is nothing short of brilliant. VALE.
magpie!
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