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conversations.value: a description for a book titled The Everything Learning Latin Book about University, Richard, Ph.D with the genre: Reference, Foreign Language Study & Reference. End with the sentence ' He received his doctorate from the University of Buffalo, and has been teaching at the secondary and university level for eighteen years.'.
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conversations.value: Richard E. the author, Ph.D., is an associate professor of classics at Furman University, where he teaches Roman civilization and archaeology in addition to Latin language and literature. He received his doctorate from the University of Buffalo, and has been teaching at the secondary and university level for eighteen years.
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conversations.value: the first five paragraphs for this book. End with the sentence ' Languages that rely on word order to make sense are called analytical.'.
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conversations.value: The Everything Learning Latin Book
  You're all set for some hot coffee, but one sip makes you spit and declare that it's horrible coffee... even though you know it's tea. Studying Latin is a lot like that. If you insist that Latin is a substitution code for English, you'll only get more and more ready to spit. There are some crucial differences in the way English and Latin operate as languages.
  The most striking difference between English and Latin lies in syntax—the way words show their relationship to each other in a sentence. A word sitting by itself has a meaning, but that's all. When it's in a string with other words, though, it has to have a way to show how it interacts with the other words around it. Exactly how that relationship is shown doesn't matter. What matters is that all the speakers of the language agree on the rules.
  When you speak or write English, words just seem to come out and fall into place in a way that makes sense. In fact, the key to English syntax really is "place"! Consider these two sentences:
  Money the gave Jeff me when at were yesterday party the we. Jeff gave me the money yesterday when we were at the party.
  Take a closer look at those examples. Who did something? What did he do it to? Who benefited from his action? Where did it happen? Now for the big question: How do you know any of these things? Both sentences contain the same words; the only difference is word order. Languages that rely on word order to make sense are called analytical.
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conversations.value: four more paragraphs
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conversations.value: The English, on the other hand, does a flip-flop. In the earlier example of a positive purpose expression, there was an infinitive phrase ("to buy...") and the subordinated clause version sounded awkward ("in order that I might buy..."). This time, with a negative purpose expression, English uses a subordinate clause. You could use an infinitive phrase, but it sounds funny: "I ran to the store for us not to be hungry at the party."
  Latin is consistent and logical. English isn't. In fact, there are many ways to translate purpose clauses into English. When you become more familiar with the gist of the Latin, you will be able to find many ways that sound better than the suggestions offered above.
  The second surefire way to recognize a result clause actually appears in the main clause. Look at the examples above and you will notice a "so" word. The main clause preceding a result clause is reminiscent of the old joke sequence: "My sister is so skinny..." to which the audience interrupts: "How skinny is she?!"
  The "so" word isn't a requirement, but it's almost always there to tip you off. Here is a list of the most common "so" words:
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conversations.value: Reverse the sentences.
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conversations.value: Here is a list of the most common "so" words:." to which the audience interrupts: "How skinny is she?!"
  The "so" word isn't a requirement, but it's almost always there to tip you off... The main clause preceding a result clause is reminiscent of the old joke sequence: "My sister is so skinny. Look at the examples above and you will notice a "so" word.
  The second surefire way to recognize a result clause actually appears in the main clause. When you become more familiar with the gist of the Latin, you will be able to find many ways that sound better than the suggestions offered above. In fact, there are many ways to translate purpose clauses into English. English isn't."
  Latin is consistent and logical. You could use an infinitive phrase, but it sounds funny: "I ran to the store for us not to be hungry at the party. This time, with a negative purpose expression, English uses a subordinate clause.")...") and the subordinated clause version sounded awkward ("in order that I might buy... In the earlier example of a positive purpose expression, there was an infinitive phrase ("to buy.The English, on the other hand, does a flip-flop
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conversations.value: the last three paragraphs
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conversations.value: While Latin was the language of influence in the western Mediterranean, Greek was (and for a long time had been) the common language in the East. After the Western Empire fell in 476, the Eastern Empire continued to flourish (and speak Greek!) for a very long time afterward. It then came to be known as the Byzantine Empire.
  Another thing you might do is to get in the habit of stopping occasionally to analyze an English word for its Latin elements. (This is often more convenient than pulling out of stack of vocabulary flash cards, although flash cards have their place!) Finally, if you are reading something in Latin, you can always translate sample sentences into good English; then, translate those sentences back into Latin, comparing your result with the original text.
  Finally, congratulations are in order. For approximately 2,000 years, Latin has been part of the West's educational system, and you are now a part of that tradition. You won't receive any medals or prizes, but you should feel enormous satisfaction at having acquired a solid understanding of Latin, as well as a greater appreciation for the beauty and complexity of the language itself. You are now fully prepared to continue your exploration of Latin and the people who spoke it.
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conversations.value: Add another sentence about refreshing.
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conversations.value: While Latin was the language of influence in the western Mediterranean, Greek was (and for a long time had been) the common language in the East. After the Western Empire fell in 476, the Eastern Empire continued to flourish (and speak Greek!) for a very long time afterward. It then came to be known as the Byzantine Empire. 
  Another thing you might do is to get in the habit of stopping occasionally to analyze an English word for its Latin elements. (This is often more convenient than pulling out of stack of vocabulary flash cards, although flash cards have their place!) Finally, if you are reading something in Latin, you can always translate sample sentences into good English; then, translate those sentences back into Latin, comparing your result with the original text. This sort of exercise will assist you more than you might think in refreshing your knowledge of certain grammatical points. 
  Finally, congratulations are in order. For approximately 2,000 years, Latin has been part of the West's educational system, and you are now a part of that tradition. You won't receive any medals or prizes, but you should feel enormous satisfaction at having acquired a solid understanding of Latin, as well as a greater appreciation for the beauty and complexity of the language itself. You are now fully prepared to continue your exploration of Latin and the people who spoke it.