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Faldage and I went to different schools. Sheesh!
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Ablative
Says so, right here in "The Approach to Latin" by Naughton. Onliest school text book I ever failed to hand back ... English, too. You Yanks want to change everything!
Bill, "apparent" typo it was. feles -is (f) - cat. Remember Felix the Cat? I don't, I'm much too young. Learn your Latin vocab!
Gymkhana, glad you liked it. I wondered if anyone would get it!
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
Dear CK: I did not need reminding of Felix the feline of the silent movies that cost ten cents. But I get lost when Brutus is looking for a cat to "felinate?" Caesar. "Fellate?" That kind of "et"? Too brutish.
Faldage and I went to different schools
Formica
Formicae
Nominative
Vocative
In my school (Hal's Deli) I was taught that the vocative of Formica was Formica.
And I think the barrel racer got my ASp's joke, not yours, CapK.
"Joy is everywhere! Formiculae, Formicula!"
Winner: Best Lines in AWAD Post; 2001.
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"Joy is everywhere! Formiculae, Formicula!"
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