tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post1143348900409126819..comments2024-03-28T02:54:32.745-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: For the Love of LatinTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-83194124181384411112009-03-02T00:26:00.000-05:002009-03-02T00:26:00.000-05:00I have always regretted that I did not study Latin...I have always regretted that I did not study Latin. My daughter thinks she might take it up in college. Is it possible to self teach? Are there any good resources online? I will have to look.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-41998962335398271682009-02-25T10:29:00.000-05:002009-02-25T10:29:00.000-05:00Tricia,I had four years of Latin (required) in hig...Tricia,<BR/><BR/>I had four years of Latin (required) in high school. I didn't appreciate it then--but I did as I grew older.<BR/><BR/>I, too, fell in love with words, their meanings, the way they feel on my tongue. How could one write poetry and not be so disposed?<BR/><BR/>I've had little energy to partcipate in your poetry stretchess in recent weeks--the result of fighting two respiratory Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-43080431359925914992009-02-25T08:43:00.000-05:002009-02-25T08:43:00.000-05:00I wish my grandmother were alive to read this. S...I wish my grandmother were alive to read this. She loved Latin. I wish I knew more about the language. Am working on a piece for Friday.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-75795401305261617682009-02-25T07:16:00.000-05:002009-02-25T07:16:00.000-05:00Ohhhh, Tricia. How jealous I am that you had Latin...Ohhhh, Tricia. How jealous I am that you had Latin offered. And what a fun poem!! <BR/><BR/>Latin vincit. Or something like that.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-27800683016505240012009-02-25T03:37:00.000-05:002009-02-25T03:37:00.000-05:00Wow--does that bring back memories. My Latin teach...Wow--does that bring back memories. My Latin teacher greetedd us with "Ave discipili" And we would answer, "Ave Magistra." (Not sure of that spelling.) And when we wanted a hall pass to go to the bathroom, she would say "Tibi licet." (Again, brain--meet spelling.)<BR/><BR/>Love the last line.<BR/><BR/>Janejaneyolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396863710083180775noreply@blogger.com