Some Latin words have the same English translation
There are some Latin words that may have a specific meaning that we don't bother differentiating in English, and I admit I get tired of getting words wrong simply because there's no indication which Latin word the author is looking for. And most of these words aren't interchangeable.
For instance, there are several Latin words to describe "form" with similar translations. Forma, figura, habitus, etc.
The worst I suppose has to be age. I never know whether aevum or saeculum is wanted or one of the four others.
I was wondering if anyone had ideas on how to note a hint on cards as to what is being looked for. Some words seem to have a hint in the translation, like figura has figure, but it doesn't work for forma when all the rest have form.
One idea I liked was the English translation "For (n...)", which I know refers to nam. What do other people think?
In a similar vein as iconoclast's comment above, and rather worse, are separate entries in the Cambridge list ("Cambridge Latin Book 1 Vocab Checklists") for "multus" and "multi -ae -a". The latter is doubly irksome, for not only does it duplicate "multus", it also requires the -ae and -a endings to be typed!It would be nice to have an edit/comment button on individual entries.
Posted by lipi 1/24/12 (1 year ago)In a similar vein as iconoclast's comment above, and rather worse, are separate entries in the Cambridge list ("Cambridge Latin Book 1 Vocab Checklists") for "multus" and "multi -ae -a". The latter is doubly irksome, for not only does it duplicate "multus", it also requires the -ae and -a endings to be typed!It would be nice to have an edit/comment button on individual entries.
Posted by lipi 1/24/12 (1 year ago)Iconoclast, I quite agree. One example among many I have come across is "hide". I never know whether "abdo" or "abscondo" is required. I also have a problem when an English word such as "love" appears and I cannot tell whether "amo" or the noun "amor" is being sought.Wullie 1492
Posted by Wullie1492 2/25/12 (1 year ago)Iconoclast, I quite agree. One example among many I have come across is "hide". I never know whether "abdo" or "abscondo" is required. I also have a problem when an English word such as "love" appears and I cannot tell whether "amo" or the noun "amor" is being sought.Wullie 1492
Posted by Wullie1492 2/25/12 (1 year ago)thanks for mentioning this - you can see the "conventions" for how words should be being added to the Latin wiki here - http://www.memrise.com/faq/lat... It would be hugely appreciated if you could leave comments on any words that don't conform to these, or that just contain errors. You can leave comments by clicking "edit" from the menu at the top during a learning session, or by clicking on a word from the "course" view. Then go to the "comments" tab. A topic curator will then be alterted and can make the edit.Alternatively, if you would like to get involved in the editing yourself, then that would be even better! please let me know and I can give you the "curator" permissions.Thanks!Ben
Posted by benwhately 2/27/12 (1 year ago)thanks for mentioning this - you can see the "conventions" for how words should be being added to the Latin wiki here - http://www.memrise.com/faq/lat... It would be hugely appreciated if you could leave comments on any words that don't conform to these, or that just contain errors. You can leave comments by clicking "edit" from the menu at the top during a learning session, or by clicking on a word from the "course" view. Then go to the "comments" tab. A topic curator will then be alterted and can make the edit.Alternatively, if you would like to get involved in the editing yourself, then that would be even better! please let me know and I can give you the "curator" permissions.Thanks!Ben
Posted by benwhately 2/27/12 (1 year ago)Hi Ben, I'd love curator rights to fix up a lot of problems as I go. Hopefully my most recent course (LATN2502) is according to conventions.
Posted by Parso13 7/25/12 (10 months ago)I did ask to be a curator............but I have not heard back............
Posted by jemgeach 11/22/12 (6 months ago)