On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:07:52 -0700, Scott Talbot <talbotscott@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 2004-08-20 at 17:55 -0400, Aaron Gaudio wrote: > Just curious as to why we must use proper Latin grammar just because we > borrowed the word from them? We're not, just the spelling. :) Is the reason why these sort of threads are so popular on mailing lists because computer people are naturally picky, or is that just me? > It's not like anyone speaks the language anymore. One of the reasons why Latin has such a clearly defined grammar is because it's not getting forced to do new things in daily conversation. My history of language is fairly hazy here but I think the main reason we have any grammar rules for English at all is because scholars were used to Latin having clearly defined grammar and decided it would be a good idea for English too. > Possibly the smartest off topic sentence seen here today! > :) Rob
