Hi,
I have noticed for example that -que is commonly used when an author is making an enumeration of things. I wonder if you know of any ancient or old sources, in which this question is being discussed?
When to use -que, et, ac or atque
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Re: When to use -que, et, ac or atque
Locum aptum apud Keil ignoro. Hunc fontem inspice.
I don't know of a passage in Keil (Grammatici Antiqui). Secondary source to look at: https://ia700401.us.archive.org/13/item ... 616689.pdf
I don't know of a passage in Keil (Grammatici Antiqui). Secondary source to look at: https://ia700401.us.archive.org/13/item ... 616689.pdf
I'm writing in Latin hoping for correction, and not because I'm confident in how I express myself. Latinè scribo ut ab omnibus corrigar, non quod confidenter me exprimam.
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Re: When to use -que, et, ac or atque
I would say that "et" is the default; "atque" is like "et", but more emphatic, something like "and also"; "ac" is a shortened form of "atque"; "-que" is just the enclitic form of "et".
I think that if you try to say more than that you will always find a counterexample, but it is just my humble opinion.
I think that if you try to say more than that you will always find a counterexample, but it is just my humble opinion.
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Re: When to use -que, et, ac or atque
'ac' = 'atque' before vowels?
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Re: When to use -que, et, ac or atque
Keil, Grammatici Latini I, p. 417
But that doesn't say anything about when one might be used preferably to the other...Diomedis Artis grammaticae lib. I wrote:Et coniunctio id valet quod que; sed hoc differt, quod haec non modo subiungitur sed etiam praeponitur, (...)
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Re: When to use -que, et, ac or atque
Of course there isn't one rule that is always correct regarding this. I'm rather searching for an authority (as old as possible), who says that in this or that scenario it is preferable to use this conjunction. I find it hard to believe that there hasn't existed a learned person, who hasn't been thinking about this. Thank you for the answers so far. I'll continue to dig.