Hey all,
I stumbled upon this site today:
http://www.demodocus.com/language/101latin.html
which I thought seemed pretty good until I started encountering a few errors. Can you see any?
Ken
101 latin facts
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So far nothing in the Latin has jumped out to me, but I've seen a few incorrect English translations. They strike me as simple lapses in focus.
32. The gerund or gerundive can show purpose in two ways:
b. accusative following ad. e.g. veni ad Claudium videndam - came to see Claudius
Overall, a very educational list! It's like a collection of grammatical golden nuggets.
Here's a Latin gender error:29. The deliberative subjunctive expresses a rhetorical question: Quid facias? - What am I going to do?
32. The gerund or gerundive can show purpose in two ways:
b. accusative following ad. e.g. veni ad Claudium videndam - came to see Claudius
Overall, a very educational list! It's like a collection of grammatical golden nuggets.
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