Anybody here ever study Latin?

[Temo]

My book says they should NEVER be pronounced with the "S" sound, only the "K" sound. Which is strange considering the way most everyone pronounces Cicero.

I too learned it that way. To this day I pronounce "Caesar" closer to the german "Kaiser" than the romantic language-influenced method. It drove my English teacher crazy when we were doing Shakespeare's Julius Caesar-- "WE'LL PRONOUNCE IT THE WAY SHAKESPEARE DID!"

 

[Temo]

Sad part is bb,many here don't know who uttered those infamous words and when.

Why John Wilkes Booth, of course.

I should mention that there's no written record of Marcus Brutus the Caesar conspirator having ever said those words, in case that was your implication. I've actually researched this before and the oldest reference I can find is on Virginia's state motto.

This is a decent discussion of the origin of the phrase, in case anyone is interested (don't know why you would be).

 

[The Emperor]

My book says they should NEVER be pronounced with the "S" sound, only the "K" sound. Which is strange considering the way most everyone pronounces Cicero.

There's always been a debate over it. That was one of the reasons why Mr. Chips in "Goodbye Mr. Chips" didn't like the new dean of his preparatory school because the guy enforced the K sound for the C's in Latin. I got a kick out of it.

I learned with Encyclopedia Brittanica's "Artes Latinae," and they hard the hard C (the K sound) for all the C's. But, man, it's hard to call that ol' Roman orator and statesman "Kikero"!

 

[MetalHead]

Why John Wilkes Booth, of course.

I should mention that there's no written record of Marcus Brutus the Caesar conspirator having ever said those words, in case that was your implication. I've actually researched this before and the oldest reference I can find is on Virginia's state motto.

This is a decent discussion of the origin of the phrase, in case anyone is interested (don't know why you would be).

You do,but run a history challenge and find out.

 

[trickblue]

You say tomato I say tomato... wait... that doesn't work the same way in print...

 

[Temo]

You do,but run a history challenge and find out.

Ah, just checking.

 

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Oink!

Pax Vobiscum, brother.