Who knows there Latin?

[Paul Cleaver]

7 hours ago, EdwardC said:

French was also the language of England for centuries. Thank God some people want to take back control. No more critiquing from the 1 November.

The common people spoke the common tongue, and the nobles spoke French, and did so up  until Edward III had an epiphany about being English and decided we should all speak the common tongue.

[Mark J]

1 hour ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

I agree (with what I interpret as) your broader observation Mark, but disagree with (what I interpret as) your overarching disagreement with the entirety of my post  ?   As ever, mine was (at least in part) la langue dans la joue in the hope that someone might present a better argument and justification for latin nomenclature than I had previously considered. ??

Mate, the entire scientific community have been presenting a compelling arguement for standardisation since the days of Carl Linnaeus.
Honi soit qui mal y pense.

[Mark J]

Is it right to suggest that the romans only took over the land up to Northumberland and then found resistance?
 

[aspenarb]

5 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Is it right to suggest that the romans only took over the land up to Northumberland and then found resistance?
 

Dont think so Mark, the umbrella had not been invented back then so they probably just thought feck this.

 

Bob

[eggsarascal]

10 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Is it right to suggest that the romans only took over the land up to Northumberland and then found resistance?
 

If it is they didn't recruit any Stokies on the way.

Edited July 30, 2019 by eggsarascal

[Rough Hewn]

Is it right to suggest that the romans only took over the land up to Northumberland and then found resistance?
 

Read "Britannia and Germania" by Agricola. The son in law of the roman general who conquered England and Wales.
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[Mark J]

41 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

If it is they didn't recruit any Stokies on the way.

All I know is there's a wall on my doorstep.

Edited July 30, 2019 by Mark J

[Mark J]

27 minutes ago, Rough Hewn said:

Read "Britannia and Germania" by Agricola. The son in law of the roman general who conquered England and Wales.

The Iceni were canny hard.

Then the Normans came along 1000 years later and another 1000 years futher on we have the EU.
What have the Romans ever done for us?

 

Edited July 30, 2019 by Mark J

[eggsarascal]

11 minutes ago, Mark J said:

The Iceni were canny hard.

Then the Normans came along 1000 years later and 2000 years futher on we have the EU.
What have the romans ever done for us?

 

...Apart from roads, sewers...

[Mark J]

1 hour ago, EdwardC said:

The binomial should be written in italics. E.g. Acer pseudoplatanus.

True, but most prople write at an angle, so brackets can make more sense.

Edited July 30, 2019 by Mark J