non sequitur?

[pmda]

In Pensum B in Lingua Latina Cap XVIII Orberg scribit:

Vocabula 'ostium' et 'ianua' eandem rem significant; lingua duas res varias significat.

Sed post sententiam 'Vocabula 'ostium' et 'ianua' eandem rem significant' ...sententiam secundam 'lingua duas res varias' non-sequitur ??

[Sceptra Tenens]

It's saying that lingua means both "tongue" and "language", I guess. What was he writing about in that part?

[pmda]

Yes..but I must be translating it badly:

Vocabula 'ostium' et 'ianua' eandem rem significant

The word 'ostium' and 'ianua' mean the same thing.

so far so good. Then:

lingua duas res varias significat.

The language? / tongue? means two different things...

???

Seems like a non sequitur...

[Sceptra Tenens]

I would say "The words ostia and ianua mean the same thing; the word lingua has two different meanings."

I'll see whether there is some way to find what you're reading.

[pmda]

Your right. It's that 'lingua' in the pensum on the PC programme doesn't have quotes around it...hence it refers to the word 'linguam'....problem solved. Many thanks.