waffles Posted April 26, 2012 Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) A talk Railway Languages – Latin’s place in Railway History – Tim Moriarty In this lecture the society’s librarian will outline the use of Latin in the railway context, how it was used in of mottos accompanying railway heraldry, how the classical vocabulary was adapted in poetry and writings about the railways and how the “modern” Latin vocabulary has developed to a stage where railway history could be written in Latin. All welcome if your not a member just sign the visitor book ,usefull references for modeling Talk starts at 19.30 sorry started this one in wrong section should be in events what on Edited April 26, 2012 by waffles
minister_for_hardship Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Interesting. Have a few GS&WR clerks entrance exam papers from 1919-1920 for Latin and (unusually for the time) Irish. The only Latin motto I can think of (apart from the Cork one in the CB&PR coat of arms) is in the UTA coat of arms 'Transportatio Cultum Significat' (Transport Is Civilisation)
Garfield Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Interesting. Have a few GS&WR clerks entrance exam papers from 1919-1920 for Latin and (unusually for the time) Irish. The only Latin motto I can think of (apart from the Cork one in the CB&PR coat of arms) is in the UTA coat of arms 'Transportatio Cultum Significat' (Transport Is Civilisation) 'Omnibus Cultum Significat' would've been more apt!
WRENNEIRE Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Jasus lads, weve a lot to thank the ould Christian Brothers for. Abutebaris modo subjunctivo denuo ( You've been misusing the subjunctive again) Oh, the fun we had!
Broithe Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Latin was almost the only useful thing that I got out of schools after the age of ten - Quantum ille canis est in fenestra?
BosKonay Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Potest ego ad latrina That's all ye ever need in school
Warbonnet Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Looks like I'm the only one here who wasn't educated in the dark ages. Instead they just taught is Irish; an equally useless, outdated language.
Broithe Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 I like it Broithe, I like it a lot! I had to give up at that point - I couldn't do 'waggly'... Latin's by no means dead - it's alive enough for people to annoy me almost daily with mis-uses of - tandem, album, stigma, etc.. And, don't get me started on 'telescopic', even if it is Greek - you won't see very far with them shock-absorbers, will you..?
WRENNEIRE Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Looks like I'm the only one here who wasn't educated in the dark ages. Instead they just taught is Irish; an equally useless, outdated language. Boskos post as Gaeilge: An bfhuil cead agam dul go dti an leithreas, Please excuse the spelling!
Warbonnet Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Boskos post as Gaeilge: An bfhuil cead agam dul go dti an leithreas, Please excuse the spelling! You forgot to say please. No manners!
Garfield Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Looks like I'm the only one here who wasn't educated in the dark ages. Instead they just taught is Irish; an equally useless, outdated language. You're not the only one, Fran. I remember more French and German than Irish from my school days...
WRENNEIRE Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 You forgot to say please. No manners! Read the post again dude! I only translated what Bosko said, DOH
Warbonnet Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 Read the post again dude! I only translated what Bosko said, DOH Just make sure you wash your hands after.
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