newbie Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 How do you pronounce, with a v or a w? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 Thank you Sensei(hope spelled right). This is a test, it is only a test, trying to stump the hivers, Impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie in OR Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Depends on if you speak ecclesiastical (then it's a "v") or classical latin ("w"). How's that for brief?!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 We just learned this in History, its w. Which is more historically accurate. :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBre Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Depends on if you speak ecclesiastical (then it's a "v") or classical latin ("w"). How's that for brief?!:001_smile: That's what I understood. We're learning ecclesiastical because it's more likely to be heard these days (at Catholic mass, etc.), so we've pronounced it with a "v". Am I wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 How do you pronounce, with a v or a w? Like a 'w' please. Hearing it the other way makes me cringe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I sing in Latin a lot, and we use ecclesiastical pronunciation. So I'd say it with a "v". But now we are using Latin for Children, which uses classical pronunciation, so I'm trying to get used to saying it with a "w". Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I can't pronounce it with a "w" without giggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 Did Caeser use it w/ a w? And if so , why was it changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 I can't pronounce it with a "w" without giggling. I know, I used to say it w/v, but now history book says w, I have been saying all day, and sound like Elmer Fudd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 We used to use a "v," but dd's new online Latin teacher uses the opposite pronunciation, so now we use "w" and it took us awhile not to feel silly saying it that way. (Not that we walk around using that phrase, but it comes in handy sometimes.) There's just something sort of....flabby about the "w" sound. This week we had Our Favorite Ukrainian Repairman fix our dishwasher, and he kept talking about vinegar, except he said "winegar." :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie in OR Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I can't pronounce it with a "w" without giggling. I know "w" is true classical Latin but I am with you here...it just does not roll off my tongue well. Not pretty. And my dc laugh as well. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Depends on if you're using it as a phrase in an English conversation, or you're reading/speaking Latin. In an English conversation, go with V. People who haven't studied classical Latin won't know what you're saying, whereas most educated people *are* familiar with "veni, vidi, vici" pronounced like English or Italian. I would only use the "w" pronunciation in certain contexts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Huh. I took classical Latin in college, & I was told that 'v' was for classical & 'w' was ecclesiastical. We're using Lively Latin, & it says 'v,' too. All of it's a guess, though, because we don't have any record of pronunciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Huh. I took classical Latin in college, & I was told that 'v' was for classical & 'w' was ecclesiastical. Huh. No. That's not right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennay Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 When I hear the 'w' used for some reason I immediately think "mawige....." (marriage) with that funny little priest. I don't even know what movie that was but that kills it for me. The Princess Bride! "Mawige...a bwessed awangement" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 We prefer the ecclesiastical pronunciation because my main reason for exposing my children to latin is to more fully appreciate our Catholic heritage. I am sure that, if they need it, my children can easily learn classical pronunciation. Ds14 is taking Latin from Regina Coeli. His instructor says she prefers Ecclesiastical pronunciation because she cannot imagine any self-respecting general says "wainee, weedee, weekee." LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie in OR Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 See now, hearing with a 'w' makes me cringe. I learned to sing in Latin before I learned to speak it at all so we are Ecclesiastical. That is the pronunciation etched into my brain. When I hear the 'w' used for some reason I immediately think "mawige....." (marriage) with that funny little priest. I don't even know what movie that was but that kills it for me. :lol: LOVE Princess Bride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinteach Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 (edited) While there are definite differences between the 2 pronunciations, it's not difficult to transition from one to the other. Edited October 25, 2008 by latinteach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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