Definite mistake in Orberg's answer in Cap XXIX

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Definite mistake in Orberg's answer in Cap XXIX

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In Pensum B LLPSI Roma Aeterna Orberg hoc responsum malum donat:

Aeneas omnibus intentis narrabat de insiidis Graecorum et de erroribus suis.

Num hoc verbum: insidiae, -arum (f) est ?

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Re: Definite mistake in Orberg's answer in Cap XXIX

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Nonné? Hoc responsum exspectat: est.
Num? Hoc responsum exspectat: non est.
Est quidem insidiae nomen, ut dicis.
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: Definite mistake in Orberg's answer in Cap XXIX

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Nonne dyslexiam Latinam habeo?

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Re: Definite mistake in Orberg's answer in Cap XXIX

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Salvete!

Fateor me nihil prorsus intellexisse! nam ipsi penso verbum quod est "insidiæ" deest, ad autem latus inscribitur probeque videtur. Ubi est mendum ab Orberg comissum?

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Re: Definite mistake in Orberg's answer in Cap XXIX

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It looks like in the answer key that accompanies the Teacher's Materials booklet, there is a simple typo for Cap. XXXIX Pensum B: *insiidīs in place of insidiīs.

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Re: Definite mistake in Orberg's answer in Cap XXIX

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Funny...it's also wrong in the CDRom of the pensum.

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