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® Latin For Dummies by Clifford A. Hull, Steven R. Perkins, and Tracy Barr ® Latin For Dummies Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River St. Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2002 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-646-8700. 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Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Control Number: 2002103270 ISBN: 978-0-7645-5431-5 Printed in the United States of America 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 1B/RQ/QZ/QU/IN About the Authors Clifford A. Hull has been a Latin teacher for more than 23 years. He received a bachelor of arts degree, BA (Honours)(Latin) degree, and an HED (Higher Education Diploma) from the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa). He taught Latin and Classical Culture in South Africa at the high school and university levels for ten years. He came to the United States of America where he received an MA in Classical Studies, an MA in Classical Archaeology, and an MLS in Library and Information Science from Indiana University. Over the past 13 years he has taught Latin, Greek, Medical Terms, and Classical Mythology at both the high school and college levels. At the present time, he teaches Latin and Classical Greek at Park Tudor School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Classical Mythology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. His main interests are Latin grammar, epigraphy, Roman architecture, especially Roman houses and buildings, archaeology, and Morris Minor cars. Steven R. Perkins is an award-winning Classics instructor who has published numerous articles on Latin pedagogy. A member of Phi Beta Kappa and a former Texas Latin Teacher of the Year, he has taught Latin from the middle school through university levels. (To be honest, I hate this self- praise business, though I know it is helpful to add credibility for the book. Just to back up a bit of what I just said, I was awarded for excellence in Classics from Indiana University, was recognized for outstanding Classics instruction at the University of Texas, was twice recognized by the Austin Texas school board, was twice listed in Who’s Who Among America’s High School Teachers, and was awarded the silver chalice from Classics Technology on the Web for an article based on a conference presentation.) Tracy Barr has been a part of the Dummies phenomenon for almost a decade. In that time, she has served as editor, editorial manager, writer, and consultant to the folks who write and edit For Dummies books. Most recently, she helped write World War II For Dummies with Keith D. Dickson and Vocabulary For Dummies with Laurie Rozakis. She lives and works in Indianapolis. Authors’ Acknowledgments Clifford A. Hull: Many thanks to all the people at Wiley for making this book possible, especially to Tracy Barr, whose help was invaluable. Thanks also to Esmeralda St. Clair for her help and input. Thanks to my co-author, Steve Perkins, and to his wife, Melissa. I would like to give special recognition and much appreciation to my wife, Lynn Thomsen, and my son, Clifford P. Hull, for all the time, help, patience, encouragement, love, and support they gave me. I could not have done this without them. Lastly, I would like to dedicate this book to the memory of my father, Stanley Clifford Hull. I love you, Dad. Steven R. Perkins: I would like to thank my wife and Latin colleague, Melissa, for her loving support and critique throughout this project. “Ad exemplum tu mihi semper ades.” Thank you, too, Austin, for helping Daddy type his manuscript. Tracy Barr: I would like to thank the following people: Steve Perkins and Clifford Hull, who made the writing a joy; Roxane Cerda, who made my participation in the project possible, and Tim Gallan and Esmeralda St. Clair, who made the editing (relatively) painless. I would also like to thank Larry, Adam, Sarah, Mary, and Alex for sundry reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with writing or Latin. Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments through our online registration form located at www.dummies.com/register Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following: Acquisitions, Editorial, and Media Development Senior Project Editor: Tim Gallan Acquisitions Editor: Roxane Cerda Copy Editor: Esmeralda St. Clair Technical Editor: William Nethercut, PhD Editorial Manager: Christine Meloy Beck Editorial Assistant: Melissa Bennett Illustrator: Liz Kurtzman Composition Project Coordinator: Jennifer Bingham Layout and Graphics: Barry Offringa, Laurie Petrone, Jacque Schneider, Betty Schulte, Rashell Smith, Jeremey Unger, Erin Zeltner Proofreader: Steven Krebs, PhD, Andy Hollandbeck, Susan Moritz, Carl Pierce, Linda Quigley Indexer: Maro Riofrancos Special Help Rev. Dennis M. Duvelius, FSSP Publishing and Editorial for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher, Consumer Dummies Joyce Pepple, Acquisitions Director, Consumer Dummies Kristin A. Cocks, Product Development Director, Consumer Dummies Michael Spring, Vice President and Publisher, Travel Brice Gosnell, Associate Publisher, Travel Suzanne Jannetta, Editorial Director, Travel Publishing for Technology Dummies Richard Swadley, Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Andy Cummings, Vice President and Publisher Composition Services Gerry Fahey, Vice President of Production Services Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services Contents Title Introduction About This Book Conventions Used in This Book Foolish Assumptions How This Book Is Organized Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here Part I : Getting Started Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little Latin Latin: Not as Dead as You May Have Hoped Familiarity Breeds Comfort: Latin You Already Know From A to Z: The Latin Alphabet Soundin’ Like a Roman: Pronunciation Talkin’ the Talk Chapter 2: The Nitty Gritty: Basic Latin Grammar Bending the Rules: All about an Inflected Language Latin Nouns (Or Why You Should Love Your English Teacher) Talkin’ the Talk Lights! Camera! Action! Introducing Verbs Talkin’ the Talk Making Connections through Conjunctions Chapter 3: Salve! Hello! Greetings and Introductions Hello, Goodbye: Roman Salutations and Farewells Being There: Esse (To Be) Saying Where You’re From Identifying Yourself Talkin’ the Talk Asking Questions The Preposition Proposition Playing the Numbers Talkin’ the Talk Part II : Latin in Action Chapter 4: The Roman Family and Social Structure Keeping It in the Family Talkin’ the Talk Throwing on Meaning with Adjectives Talkin’ the Talk Perfecting the Past and the Future Talkin’ the Talk Chapter 5: Food and Housing in Roman Life Living to Eat and Eating to Live Talkin’ the Talk Dining Practices To Be or To Eat: That’s the Real Question Talkin’ the Talk Welcome Home! Chapter 6: The Roman Calendar Planning Ahead with the Roman Calendar Oh, That Able Ablative! Talkin’ the Talk Expressing Subjunctive Moodiness Pleading Insanity: The Insanity Clause Talkin’ the Talk
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