tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post8489238812168747895..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: A Latin Lexicon by Caroline K. MackenzieMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-37618448101858296502020-09-29T15:41:03.939+01:002020-09-29T15:41:03.939+01:00Thank you, Sue. Great that you did Latin at school...Thank you, Sue. Great that you did Latin at school and that you enjoy derivatives so much! I hope you like the book - you will be able to read it as leisurely as you wish, with no fear of board rubbers being thrown at you! I imagine you will find your Latin vocabulary comes flooding back and hopefully there may even be one or two new words for you to discover, too!Caroline K. Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689485624657486564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-8137195414741405552020-09-27T11:04:39.368+01:002020-09-27T11:04:39.368+01:00Fascinating! Another book to send off for. I'v...Fascinating! Another book to send off for. I've always enjoyed tracing the derivation of words. I did Latin at school; I can't say our teacher - known to everyone as 'Gibbo' was exactly inspirational, but he certainly knew his stuff, and he drummed it into us, and I'm grateful for that. He was quite impatient, and had the habit of chucking the board rubber at anyone who incensed him. (I never did!) Am also indebted to him for recommending historical fiction writers Geoffrey Trease and Henry Treece.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-66275698726328710002020-09-19T19:38:00.239+01:002020-09-19T19:38:00.239+01:00Thank you, Mary. I like your definition of etymolo...Thank you, Mary. I like your definition of etymology! <br /><br />I hope your husband enjoys the book - his Latin literature course sounds wonderful.Caroline K. Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689485624657486564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-92121341760959659252020-09-19T07:55:24.706+01:002020-09-19T07:55:24.706+01:00I did Latin A level (and Greek too, but that's...I did Latin A level (and Greek too, but that's another story) and I can honestly say I use it every day in some way. I love etymology: the way that each word contains its own little history. This book looks great and I shall give it to my husband, who has being going to a Reading Latin Literature course since we moved to Oxfordshire - alas, currently suspended.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-56586635927044977762020-09-18T17:37:55.943+01:002020-09-18T17:37:55.943+01:00Thank you so much, Celia! That is really kind.
Ye...Thank you so much, Celia! That is really kind.<br /><br />Yes, I was so fortunate with my Latin teacher at school. Our lessons were great fun.<br /><br />Some of your characters in 'Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook' must have had good Latin teachers as I noticed a few Latin phrases being sprinkled throughout their conversations! It made me like Edith even more. :)Caroline K. Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689485624657486564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-85150265420637559952020-09-18T16:49:09.557+01:002020-09-18T16:49:09.557+01:00The book sounds fascinating- can’t wait to see it ...The book sounds fascinating- can’t wait to see it and I’m sure it will be ab on to all Latin learners- wish I’d had something like it when I was at school. Or an inspired teacher. I wasn’t so lucky...Celia Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059549379622664741noreply@blogger.com