Hi Sam,
On Fri, 4 Apr 2003 00:43:31 +1000, Sam Ewalt wrote:
> There is an extensive discussion regarding
> the Latin declinsion of VIRUS at the website I
> mentioned previously.
> http://www.perl.com/language/misc/virus.html
> Evidently, in Latin VIRUS has no plural.
I will resist the smart remark that springs to mind here. :)
> And the reason Latin is now of limited utiity is that hardly anyone
> speaks it anymore. I'm willing to bet that even when a Roman Catholic
> Bishop from Africa meets his counterpart from South America that they
> are more likely to converse in English than in Latin.
I understand that there are still pockets of the Catholic Church
where Latin is still the language used in religious services.
> Thirty years ago when I was in high school Latin was still offered
> in some larger schools as an elective.
Well, I had compulsory Latin in primary school as well as secondary
school, fifty to forty-two years ago.
Even as a scientist, I am not sure that it was truly warranted for me,
although it was then essential to have Latin if one was to read
Classics, Law or Medicine at a British University. But I guess times
have changed.
Regards,
Ron
Ron Clarke
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