[Histonet] RE: Latin - Thank goodness!

[Smith, Allen]

Latin is also useful in law. (A sponge left in the pelvic cavity is a case of "Res ipsa loquitur.")  Latin also helps in puzzling out articles in Spanish or Portuguese.  Most of all Latin gives access to a great literature that has been rather poorly translated.  No translation of the Aeneid give one any conception of the magnificence of the original.

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Subject: [Histonet] Latin - Thank goodness!

When I was beginning high school (gulp - 1961), my mother INSISTED that
I take Latin.  I could not imagine what Latin would do for me in the
long run, but I have thanked mother many, many times for insisting.  Not
only is it priceless in the medical field, but just doing crossword
puzzles is made easier by knowing Latin.  I can still recite "Gaul is
divided into three parts..."!  I've used the c-with-the-little-bar and
the s-with-the-little-bar in practically everything (grocery lists,
college class notes, doing gross cut-in, etc.) and have many times been
asked what that means!  And, it's pronounced "coom" which relieves the
pronunciation anxiety and raised eyebrows.



Sally Breeden, HT(ASCP)

NM Dept. of Agriculture

Veterinary Diagnostic Services

PO Box 4700

Albuquerque, NM  87106

505-841-2576



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