Latin is not dead. Many people converse in Latin around the world, especially within Vatican City. There is also a radio news broadcast in Latin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuntii_Latini
At least one American public high school has conversational Latin classes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVBN0_UOL6I Thomas Jefferson began studying Latin and Greek when he was six years old. This was normal in the 1740s. Bill Fairchild Rocket Software -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas H Puddicombe Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 12:41 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: The plural of 'virus' Latin is a dead language It's dead as it can be First it killed the Romans And now it's killing me. Tom Puddicombe Mainframe Performance & Capacity Planning CSC 71 Deerfield Rd, Meriden, CT 06450 ITIS | (860) 428-3252 | tpudd...@csc.com | www.csc.com This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose. From: "Gibney, Dave" <gib...@wsu.edu> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 04/13/2011 11:11 AM Subject: Re: The plural of 'virus' > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Shane > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 5:44 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: The plural of 'virus' > > After that last effort I decided I'd better see who had trodden on > Johns corns and caused him to fire up again. > > Dave, Dave, Dave ... That's a plan. I never had the opportunity to drop into Latin, let alone drop out. At the risk of another language lesson, c'est la vie. > > Next time we bump into each other in a bar this should keep us > suitably entertained. > > Shane ... > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
