You probably all know that Harry Potter is riddled with Latin references. Well, here's a fun experience I had last semester while I was rereading Harry Potter 6.
One night, after studying Latin vocab with a friend for a couple hours, I was reading the chapter where Hermione and Harry find Ron snogging with Lavender Brown. Hermione gets upset and screams out "oppugno" and some birds start attacking Ron. When I read this I started screaming because I had just learned that oppugno means to fight against or to attack.
That came straight from Latin my friends.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Finger Counting
Roman numerals came about because of finger counting. It seems obvious for 1, 2, and 3 (I, II, III), but what about 5 and 10? I mean a "v" and an "x" don't seem like fingers. Ha! Look below.
Holding up five fingers looked like a "v" to the Romans and when you hold up two of those together you get "x." Now you'll never forget what these Roman numerals mean!
*According to my Latin teacher, this is legit.
Holding up five fingers looked like a "v" to the Romans and when you hold up two of those together you get "x." Now you'll never forget what these Roman numerals mean!
*According to my Latin teacher, this is legit.
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