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George Cowley said:
You mean Biggus Diccus isn't proper Latin?
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Despite sentence formation being less important in Latin than modern languages (objective, subjective and dative forms can be in almost any order and still make sense), the convention for descriptive proper nouns would be noun first, adjective second and the adjective has a noun ending. <whistle>

So, really, my name should be Diccus Biggaltus.

Most useless higher I got outside of stupid pub discussions / occasional University Challenge questions.
 
Biggus Diccus said:
Despite sentence formation being less important in Latin than modern languages (objective, subjective and dative forms can be in almost any order and still make sense), the convention for descriptive proper nouns would be noun first, adjective second and the adjective has a noun ending. <whistle>

So, really, my name should be Diccus Biggaltus.

Most useless higher I got outside of stupid pub discussions / occasional University Challenge questions.
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I only did the 'O' grade. I remember it was possible to pass without knowing much Latin at all - which was just as well. There was obviously no oral test, and no translating into Latin. We got through mainly by memorising parrot-fashion loads of Juvenal, Catullus etc. and being able to recognise the relevant section in the test. I think about 20% was about Roman mythology in English. <laugh>
 
George Cowley said:
I only did the 'O' grade. I remember it was possible to pass without knowing much Latin at all - which was just as well. There was obviously no oral test, and no translating into Latin. We got through mainly by memorising parrot-fashion loads of Juvenal, Catullus etc. and being able to recognise the relevant section in the test. I think about 20% was about Roman mythology in English. <laugh>
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It was the easiest higher I did by miles but folk seem oddly impressed sometimes if you know a little.

You were able to take a translation dictionary into the written exams with you - basically, you didn't need to know any actual Latin - just the verb endings and tenses.

It was a scoosh case <laugh>
 
DevAdvocate said:
I've goat puir hunners a Pms frae peepil saying thay fink your'e a ****er.




****ing D.E.S.P.E.R.A.T.E
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DevAdvocate said:
"I was getting PM's from your fellow Taigs asking me to help rein in Medro"

btw I forgot to laugh at this first time around.

Edge = King of the Huns.
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DevAdvocate said:
The sheer hubris of this prick eh? All the Tims look to him as the natural leader.
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<rofl>

This is classic Beel-bot, 3 posts on the bounce <doh> <laugh>

Doesn't believe me that one of his fellow Taigs PM's me, asking me to ask Medro to stop ripping the hole out him.

Pitied and derided from his own. <laugh>
 
DevAdvocate said:
It's okay, i've contacted all the Tims by PM and asked them to go easy on Medro when he returns.
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<confused>

What's up, Russy?

Still don't believe that your fellow Tims felt that sorry for you with Medro ripping the hole out you, that I was PM'd and asked to stop "back(ing) up that Irish loony, just because you know Dev'll jump in and go mad."

Pity the Russy <laugh>
 
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