Latin Ain’t Dead ~ Pontifical Academy

By David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist on January 5, 2013

Nice little video from Rome Reports:

Posted in: Latin | Tagged: Latin, Pontifical Academy

Michael January 5, 2013 at 12:16 pm | Reply

It irritates me to no end that the entire premise of this story is based on the popular misunderstanding of what a “dead language” is. Latin is used, is useful, is quite lively, and is beyond all doubt dead. And there are distinct advantages to making use of a dead language.

Why don’t educators take the opportunity to educate?
1. David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist January 5, 2013 at 3:18 pm | Reply
  
  Rather than ‘dead’, I’ve been thinking we should start referring to it as a ‘gps language’ … it guides you through a lot of other stuff with ease …
  1. Michael January 5, 2013 at 6:12 pm
    
    I tend to refer to it as a zombie language: it’s dead but surprisingly lively, and it will eat your brain.
Ernie January 7, 2013 at 9:48 pm | Reply

There’s a similar video from the same source, with a little vox populi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDWenN5pOaY .
Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy January 12, 2013 at 11:41 pm | Reply

It’s a pity that Latin isn’t called ‘Ancient Italian’. After all, nobody claims that Greek is a dead language!

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