sebrof Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Yes, indeed. And the correct plural of "medium" is "a whole bunch of ****ing charlatans". You mean charlatani. It's from Italian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine of Hearts Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 You mean charlatani. It's from Italian. "Barman, I'd like a martina." "Don't you mean martini, sir?" "No, thanks, I only want the one." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Indeed not. It merely represents a greater knowledge of the language that that posessed by many who seek to form ridiculous Latinesque plurals that have no linguistic basis. And my Latin O-Level isn't circa 1982. In the summer of 1982, I was only in the Lower fourth, and O-levels were a distant threat! My Latin O-level was acquired in 1982. Presumably you will claim yours gives you higher authority because it's more fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayalld Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 My Latin O-level was acquired in 1982. Presumably you will claim yours gives you higher authority because it's more fresh. Absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron T Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Wouldn't you lot be better off learning Urdu and it's dialects or Romanian or the like? hic hac hoc,scuse me I've been drinking[Fursty Ferret,$8.00 a bottle but very nice] but you know I'm right,anyway "absentem laedit cum ebrio qui litigat". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayalld Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Unless the lower fourth you're referring to was in primary school, I'd say that you still did your Latin O level "around or about" 1982. "Around or about" is what circa means, Dave. I'd have thought, being possessed of a Latin O level, you would have known that. I sat my Latin O-level in the summer of 1985. I gained my classical education at an establisment that retained the use of traditional numbering for the year groups Lower 4th is what would nowadays be known as Year 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Wouldn't you lot be better off learning Urdu and it's dialects or Romanian or the like? hic hac hoc,scuse me I've been drinking[Fursty Ferret,$8.00 a bottle but very nice] but you know I'm right,anyway "absentem laedit cum ebrio qui litigat". Staken and not slurred pliz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron T Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 O.K Bizzard I'll try not to sprill it.Left a couple in the freezer in my shed so had better go and check them.Worth a trip over for some real ale and more of this stuff and some Bishops finger.Better scarper off before I'm screamed at for bad spelling,manners or off the topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine of Hearts Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 (edited) And my Latin O-Level isn't circa 1982. From the Oxford dictionary; Circa Pronunciation:/ˈsəːkə/ preposition (often preceding a date) approximately: the church was built circa 1860 Origin: mid 19th century: Latin I sat my Latin O-level in the summer of 1985. Did you pass it? Edited November 1, 2011 by Nine of Hearts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 From the Oxford dictionary; Circa Pronunciation:/ˈsəːkə/ Is that the plural of "circus"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebrof Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Absolutely. Mine was 1963, nearer to when Latin was a living language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayalld Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Mine was 1963, nearer to when Latin was a living language. That would be the same year that my Dad didn't sit his Latin O-level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Schweizer Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 (edited) I am beginning to regret ever starting this thread. Edited November 1, 2011 by David Schweizer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldthehouse Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 I am beginning to regret ever starting this thread. Its rather like the Whitfield thread having gone from a boat for sale to the pro,s and cons of character building, but then dont all the best threads and conversations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the grinch Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 From the Oxford dictionary; Origin: mid 19th century: Latin does that mean anything pre 1800 can't be circa as it hadn't been invented? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldthehouse Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 does that mean anything pre 1800 can't be circa as it hadn't been invented? No, it would exist but under a different guise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebrof Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 That would be the same year that my Dad didn't sit his Latin O-level. You mean he did sit it in every other year? Shows persistence, but if he had worked harder, he might only have had to take it once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 My Latin O-level was acquired in 1982. Good grief, I was with my second wife a year before that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-B Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Has anybody seen my Armadillo ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Has anybody seen my Armadillo ? Does he live in Texas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 maybe Gibbo has been scared off by the armadillos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine of Hearts Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Is that the plural of "circus"? Hmmm, interesting. I'd have thought it more likely to be a plural of "circum", generally used in English to denote a single lap, such as "circumnavigate" or "circumcise" (ouch!). "Circa" in that sense would mean going round again and again. So very appropriate for this thread, methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron T Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 My Latin O-level was acquired in 1982. Presumably you will claim yours gives you higher authority because it's more fresh. More fresh ? Bet you didn't get any prizes for English.Fresher.Recens.[sigh] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 (edited) More fresh ? Bet you didn't get any prizes for English.Fresher.Recens.[sigh] Not one. Then again, as your sentence (or sentences, it's hard to tell) makes no grammatical sense whatsoever, I guess you didn't, either.(sigh) Edited November 2, 2011 by carlt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koukouvagia Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Wouldn't you lot be better off learning Urdu and it's dialects or Romanian or the like? hic hac hoc I think you mean hic haec hoc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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