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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    1. Iona Italia‏ @IonaItalia 25 Nov 2017

      1/ Learning Gujarati is tough. My teacher is lovely & doesn't mean to be impatient, but she hasn't learn a forest language as an adult & is confused by my slowness. "Do you hv any formal schooling?" she asked at one point, puzzled.

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    2. Tamara Brouwer‏ @TamaraBrouwer1 26 Nov 2017
      Replying to @IonaItalia

      The older you get, the harder it becomes to learn a new language. This is also why some parents of immigrants have a much, much harder time learning than their children. Sometimes mistaken for lack of willingness.

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    3. Iona Italia‏ @IonaItalia 26 Nov 2017
      Replying to @TamaraBrouwer1

      Also, when you learn English as a foreign language, you have a book with exercises, etc. I have NO book. I have to just try to make it up as I go along.

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    4. Tamara Brouwer‏ @TamaraBrouwer1 26 Nov 2017
      Replying to @IonaItalia

      Yes. This does make it harder. BUT! The best way to learn to speak a language will always be conversation. This is why with foreign language classes, teachers educate in the language taught. Very effective.

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    5. Charles R. Mousseau  🇫🇷‏ @AlphaLackey 26 Nov 2017
      Replying to @TamaraBrouwer1 @IonaItalia

      That was always the toughest part of learning Latin for me -- the lack of genuine conversation. When I got to university and our prof spoke it, it made a world of difference. We were given notice that in one upcoming lecture that, in lieu of a quiz as part of our grade, ALL ->

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    6. Charles R. Mousseau  🇫🇷‏ @AlphaLackey 26 Nov 2017
      Replying to @AlphaLackey @TamaraBrouwer1 @IonaItalia

      discussion in class was going to be in Latin, and we would be given a grade based on our ability to communicate. So I did the only proper thing, instead of actual conversational humor I memorized a bunch of jokes, and every time I was called on, I just cracked wise. ->

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    7. Charles R. Mousseau  🇫🇷‏ @AlphaLackey 26 Nov 2017
      Replying to @AlphaLackey @TamaraBrouwer1 @IonaItalia

      "Meus medicus 'si bibes' inquit 'alium vinum, definite morieris!'. Eheu, quis vult aeterne vivere?" probably got me a B+ I didn't deserve. I'll leave @HPluckrose to be the judge of that :P

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    8. Charles R. Mousseau  🇫🇷‏ @AlphaLackey 26 Nov 2017
      Replying to @AlphaLackey @TamaraBrouwer1 and

      "meus canis probiscus non habet" "quomodo odaras?" "malbene!" also comes to mind, but I may be a bit rusty on that one.

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    9. Tamara Brouwer‏ @TamaraBrouwer1 26 Nov 2017
      Replying to @AlphaLackey @IonaItalia @HPluckrose

      Something dog something not having How? something Something.... Nope. Lost me here.

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      Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 26 Nov 2017
      Replying to @TamaraBrouwer1 @AlphaLackey @IonaItalia

      My dog has no nose How does he smell? Terrible.

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        2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 26 Nov 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1 and

          Except it should be 'odorat' or it currently says 'you smell'. Also it actually says 'make smelly' rather than smell. I think.

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        3. Charles R. Mousseau  🇫🇷‏ @AlphaLackey 26 Nov 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1 @IonaItalia

          pardon me, "odorat" would be correct. And I mean, some liberty had to be taken since I'm pretty sure there was no transitive/intransitive sense to the Latin like there was in English "smell" -- or if there was, I didn't know about it.

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        4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 26 Nov 2017
          Replying to @AlphaLackey @TamaraBrouwer1 @IonaItalia

          Not one that really works for both senses of smell, no. Olfacio is probably closest.

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        5. Charles R. Mousseau  🇫🇷‏ @AlphaLackey 26 Nov 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1 @IonaItalia

          yeah, I mean, it's just one of those jokes that doesn't really translate well, huh? Olfacio, that's an -io in the 3rd, year ( -> olfacere)? Or is that just a false cognate?

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        6. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 26 Nov 2017
          Replying to @AlphaLackey @TamaraBrouwer1 @IonaItalia

          Its an io, yes.

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        7. Charles R. Mousseau  🇫🇷‏ @AlphaLackey 26 Nov 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1 @IonaItalia

          I don't suppose it's something as simple as "some root" + facio/-ere, is it?

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        8. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 26 Nov 2017
          Replying to @AlphaLackey @TamaraBrouwer1 @IonaItalia

          Yes. 'Ol' seems to be the smell bit. To make smell.

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        9. Charles R. Mousseau  🇫🇷‏ @AlphaLackey 26 Nov 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1 @IonaItalia

          Don't suppose it would be "oleum" + "facere"? I mean, I'm sure oils were very much associated with their scents in those days.

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        2. Tamara Brouwer‏ @TamaraBrouwer1 26 Nov 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @AlphaLackey @IonaItalia

          pic.twitter.com/Md3A1Msqtt

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        3. Charles R. Mousseau  🇫🇷‏ @AlphaLackey 26 Nov 2017
          Replying to @TamaraBrouwer1 @HPluckrose @IonaItalia

          Yeah, I had a whole schtick, calling myself as "Gaius Foetidus" ("Stinky John" -- if the Romans had morning DJs, they'd have names like that!) and it doesn't matter what I was asked, I'd just crack a joke and do a rimshot on my desk. i made my prof laugh at least, thus the non-F

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