Comments on: In what countries can you use the latin language? http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html Find out about the language of Latin online. Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:57:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Katie W http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-1667 Katie W Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:58:13 +0000 http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html#comment-1667 The only place Latin is really spoken, as if a living language, is the Vatican. Even there, it's not common anymore. However, Latin is the forerunner of all the Romance languages, so gives a strong foundation in what many languages have in common; and there are many Latin phrases still in use today. E.g. ... well, there's one right there. "e.g." stands for "exampli gratia" -- Latin for, "for the sake of example". Math and logic classes will teach you to finish proofs with "Q.E.D"... "Quod Erat Demonstrandum" (or, "that which was to be demonstrated". Law is liberally sprinkled with Latin. Writ of habeus corpus, anyone? The only place Latin is really spoken, as if a living language, is the Vatican. Even there, it’s not common anymore.

However, Latin is the forerunner of all the Romance languages, so gives a strong foundation in what many languages have in common; and there are many Latin phrases still in use today. E.g. … well, there’s one right there. "e.g." stands for "exampli gratia" — Latin for, "for the sake of example". Math and logic classes will teach you to finish proofs with "Q.E.D"… "Quod Erat Demonstrandum" (or, "that which was to be demonstrated". Law is liberally sprinkled with Latin. Writ of habeus corpus, anyone?

]]> By: nemeczek http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-1668 nemeczek Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:58:13 +0000 http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html#comment-1668 it is a dead language it is a dead language

]]> By: Zelda http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-1669 Zelda Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:58:13 +0000 http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html#comment-1669 I don't think anybody speaks it as a first language anymore. I don’t think anybody speaks it as a first language anymore.

]]> By: Nick http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-1670 Nick Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:58:13 +0000 http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html#comment-1670 its a dead language. it is no country's official language. its only like individual people that know it. not whole countries. its rare for someone to be able to speak full latin. its a dead language.
it is no country’s official language.
its only like individual people that know it. not whole countries.
its rare for someone to be able to speak full latin.

]]> By: thecapricorn http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-1671 thecapricorn Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:58:13 +0000 http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html#comment-1671 nobody speaks it as there base language anymore... nobody speaks it as there base language anymore…

]]> By: sovereign http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-1672 sovereign Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:58:13 +0000 http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html#comment-1672 vatican city vatican city

]]> By: LaPaloma http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-1673 LaPaloma Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:58:13 +0000 http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html#comment-1673 It is a dead language...meaning no one actually converses in it in real life. It would still be fun to learn though. It is a dead language…meaning no one actually converses in it in real life.
It would still be fun to learn though.

]]> By: Kate http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-1674 Kate Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:58:13 +0000 http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html#comment-1674 we use latin latin roots like uni wich means one our language is made of latin roots we use latin
latin roots like uni wich means one our language is made of latin roots

]]> By: Eisweino http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-1675 Eisweino Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:58:13 +0000 http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html#comment-1675 It's still used some in Vatican City, though it's a bit different from Classical Latin. It’s still used some in Vatican City, though it’s a bit different from Classical Latin.

]]> By: jellyfisher83 http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-1676 jellyfisher83 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:58:13 +0000 http://language-latin.com/in-what-countries-can-you-use-the-latin-language-2.html#comment-1676 probably the only place where you could walk around and bump into people who use it is vatican city, which is considered it's own country. probably the only place where you could walk around and bump into people who use it is vatican city, which is considered it’s own country.

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