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puddingcat ([personal profile] puddingcat) wrote2008-04-12 07:37 pm
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Not entirely convinced by the historical accuracy, but somebody studied the Cambridge Latin Course. Caecilius est pater, Metella est mater, Quintus est filius, indeed.

We thought Grumio (est coquus) was a private detective at first; his frying pan looked more like a magnifying glass...
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[identity profile] crocodilewings.livejournal.com 2008-04-12 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
That's just been explained on the Confidential.

[identity profile] pink-weasel.livejournal.com 2008-04-12 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
The family being named after the Cambridge Latin course was very pleasing.

They didn't recreate the Grumio est in canis scene...

[identity profile] puddingcat.livejournal.com 2008-04-12 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Or the felis erat in caput one :(

[identity profile] puddingcat.livejournal.com 2008-04-12 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I noticed without being told. So ner.

[identity profile] this-is-my-name.livejournal.com 2008-04-12 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw man, I did that course. Metella was always sitting down. My weirdo teacher had a bizarre sort-of crush on Quintus.

[identity profile] daegaer.livejournal.com 2008-04-12 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
So I guess we can assume the dog was round somewhere?

[identity profile] puddingcat.livejournal.com 2008-04-12 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah; we just had a crush on the teacher :)

[identity profile] puddingcat.livejournal.com 2008-04-12 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
canis est in horto! Probably because the passer est mortuus. *nods sagely*

[identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com 2008-04-12 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
All of that went right past me, never having studied Latin in the UK (or anywhere else for that matter)...

[identity profile] puddingcat.livejournal.com 2008-04-12 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
We (being the top stream) had a year of compulsory Latin in second year (ages 12 & 13), were given the choice between carrying on that or changing to German in 3rd year, then just had to pick at least one language for GCSEs in 4th year (I did Latin & French). I did half a term of A level as well, but got convinced that universities wouldn't want me if I didn't have chemistry to go with maths & physics; in the end, they didn't care so long as the third subject was academic & not practical (like art). Having said that,I'm glad I did change to chemistry; the recently-arrived head of Classics taught a wrong set text and nobody got above a B...

[identity profile] nmg.livejournal.com 2008-04-12 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Alas, we used L.A. Wilding's books, so all we got were descriptions of battles and British tribes lifted from the Gallic Wars.

[identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com 2008-04-12 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I never had the opportunity to learn Latin but I think I wouldn't have been very good at it.
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