http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catullus_16

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catullus_5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catullus_85

Contra sicilianus numquam pugna cum mors acta est.

Is that a pretty good translation of "Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line" (a classic quote from The Princess Bride)? I tried to avoid a literal (temporal) translation of 'when', and I found a dictionary entry that said 'actus esse' can be used for 'to be at stake ( Read more... )

so... dropping latin was probably the best thing i ever did.

Hello, boys and girls of Santa Monica High School past and present...THIS IS LIZ HICKEY-McCOY, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE LATIN CLUB AND FORMER TA TO MISTAH QUINETTE, BACK IN ACTION ( Read more... )

My friend and I attend a high school where Latin is not taught. She has never taken the language before, and I took Latin I in middle school. The two of us are writing a petition in the form of a persuasive essay (And signatures, of course.) We're trying to gather as many benefits as possible from Latin as a part of the curriculum, and are turning ( Read more... )

hahah, i dont know, i found this funny, my away message was something along the lines of "i'm studying for my latin test, and if you dare to interupt me, you will perish" and so my friend said:

raed sey: me necabis, eh?

Hey, can you guys help me?
Does anyone think they can say

"These are our last days as children" in Latin?
thanks.

i'm trying to say

"i dont want you to leave me again"

my best translation was:

nolo te iterum me discedere.

any thoughts?

Salvete omnes! novus sum. I'm in latin 4 at UW Milwaukee, I love the language.
Thought I'd share this beautiful web site that has gotten me through lots, in case you don't know about it.

verba

yep... valete