Hi, I'm Parka Shooty the Third...

[deird1]

My book on Latin has a section on Latin names. Which sounds very serious and sensible in Latin, but much more weird and wacky when you think about how it would work in English.

Latin Names in English

So, there's a man called John Smith. Or, actually, SmithHis family and friends call him "John", but to the rest of the world he is simply Smith.

Comments

[aisalynn]

Smitha Bignose the Third. *gigglesnort*

[penny_lane_42]

I am kind of madly in love with this post.

[lavastar]

These sort of asides are about 45% of why I read you - I think I'd find you fascinating even if I didn't read your fic, which is totally funny, since most people I know only post fic.

In other words this is hilarious and you are devilishly charming.

[deird1]

Awww, really?

*feels very loved*

[taiba]

That's almost how Russian names work. Well, sort of...

[kirby1024]

I admit, I always thought Latin names were very odd. Shoving it back into English just hammers the point home!