latin language?
Q. can you give me some sweet chat up lines or romantic phrases to impress my girlfriend in latin ??? also can you translate it to english please ?
Asked by crackpot707 - Thu Aug 9 13:05:42 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. amori finem tempus, non animus facit. -Publius Syrus. Time, not the mind makes an end for love. (you could say this when it's time to go home.) da mi basia mille, deinde centum, dein mille altera, dein secunda centum, deinde usque altera mille, deinde centum. -Catullus. Give me a thousand kisses, then a hundred, then another thousand, then a second hundred, then up to another thousand, then a hundred... vivamus atque amemus -Catullus. Let us live and let us love.
Answered by aera - Thu Aug 9 16:05:37 2007

Why is the Greek and Latin language used for scientific naming?
Q. I always thought it was different languages that correspond to the different animals, I never knew it was just Greek and Latin
Asked by dfpersonn1 - Fri Jul 11 18:27:14 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. In the 17th century when Carl Linnaeus thought up the idea of naming plants and animals in Latin, the only people who were rather familiar with this language would have been those that were educated and upper class. These people went on to become scientists and doctors etc etc. So two doctors or scientists could speak two totally different languages YET still understand which plant or animal the other scientist was referring to by the Latin name. Latin provided a base language which all scientists, botanists and doctors could understand. Also, another reason is that Latin being a "dead" language the terms can never change. See, we could never use English for scientific terms because it is "alive" and constantly changing. Words are given… [cont.]
Answered by koo ching - Mon Jul 14 22:23:33 2008

What language is more difficult in your experience: Ancient Greek or Latin?
Q. Please explain your reasons. I was surprised to read somewhere that students who studied both languages found Latin somewhat more difficult than Ancient Greek.
Asked by John A - Thu Sep 17 12:19:57 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I spent years and years studying both. I found Greek more difficult. I started learning it at age 13, but I've kept on studying it, and now use it to read whole works. The Greek alphabet, vocabulary and word formation is just a bit stranger to someone who's studied Spanish, French or any other Romance language. Since we've borrowed so many French words into English, Latin also looks a bit less foreign to English speakers. Sure, Latin has one more case (the ablative), but noun declensions and their uses are very similar in both. So are verbs and sentence structure. In fact, the grammar of Latin, Greek and Sanskrit is all surprisingly similar.
Answered by Joshua - Thu Sep 17 15:33:00 2009