If we brought Latin back into common speech, it would become the first zombie language, amirite?

what. are. you. talking about?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

omfg I am not explaining my jokes anymore

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think you mean Que?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Latin isn't and never was a dead language. We get common words like coward, homage, erratic, animosity, diversity, elusive, and a heck of a lot more than that from it. And anyway, Latin is immortal.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

No. Just because English partially evolved from Latin doesn't mean it's not dead. Would you say Old English is still alive?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I'm just saying, Latin is not completely, 100% dead. Neither is Old English. Latin is starting to be re-introduced into the education system, and Shakespeare is still being taught in English classes. They both are dead in a way, but not completely.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Shakespeare is Middle English, not Old.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well excuse me, then. This 'argument' has been a pretty nice way of procrastinating on studying for my math final, so thanks.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Latin is a dead language because nobody learns it as their first language. English is not derived from Latin, although we do get many words from it. I see what you're saying, but yes, it is a dead language.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It is a dead language along with Ancient Greek but it wouldn't be the first zombie language. Hebrew was. For a time it was only spoken for rituals and services (much like Latin but that was Ecclesiastical) but then it grew with the formation of Israel. Now it is a common very alive language. So Hebrew is the first zombie language.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

(Language freak): Yeah, the revival of Hebrew was is pretty amazing. Heck, the revival of Isreal was amazing.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

(Language freak): Yep. We have a specialist in that language.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Ego autem sum Latine deinceps. >_>

by Anonymous 12 years ago

...what about hebrew, like the person above said?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Carpe diem, one of my favorite phrases. I think most Latin words are pretty to read/look at.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Did you know that "carpe diem" does NOT mean "seize the day"?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I never said it did. But, many things are translated from one language to another to make more sense, and when you're translating it, "pluck the day" is pretty much the same as "seize the day" in terms of it being in English.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I know, I was just asking. But the direct translation is "harvest the day". In ancient Rome, "seizing the day" would be more like raping the day, and "harvesting the day" would have been like nurturing it.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

That's why it gets translated differently depending on the language.

by Anonymous 12 years ago