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#50807 12/30/2001 11:37 PM
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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 ...
#50808 12/31/2001 12:34 AM
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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.


#50809 12/31/2001 12:57 AM
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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.



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#50811 12/31/2001 4:27 AM
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"Joy is everywhere! Formiculae, Formicula!"


#50812 12/31/2001 11:06 AM
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Winner: Best Lines in AWAD Post; 2001.

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"Joy is everywhere! Formiculae, Formicula!"



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