There's so much good in this article on language & civilisation by @CLeslieMP that it's impossible to pick out a line http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2014/12/charlotte-leslie-mp-in-praise-of-latin.html …
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However @CLeslieMP's "the subjunctive is what divides us from the beasts" is the best thing I've read all year http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2014/12/charlotte-leslie-mp-in-praise-of-latin.html …
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@WalkerMarcus thank you-It was a joy to have an excuse to get my old Latin books out again. The 10-yr-old me would be appalled... !1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@CLeslieMP I wish I'd learnt Latin. I'm not too bad on Koiné Greek (now that I'm not actually learning it!) but Latin is core to our culture
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@WalkerMarcus I learned Greek in the first 2 terms of university.Quickly learned but also first to leave my memory sadly.Loved Homeric Greek1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@CLeslieMP I (rather pretentiously, I know!) try to follow the Greek NT at Morning Prayer - at least keeps my hand in the game.
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@WalkerMarcus it's good to do! I should be that disciplined!2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@CLeslieMP The worst thing is the temptation to say things like "No translation ever *really* gets it right.".
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@WalkerMarcus this is the excellent poem by Louis Macneice, "To Posterity" http://blog.wfupress.wfu.edu/2014/03/06/poem-of-the-week-18/ …
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