Let me check my notes ... ah yes, we looked at that one when deciding which book to use. My notes say "annoyingly chatty" - just not my style, I guess l-)
Incidentally, looking at your earlier remarks about the pronunciation of v, when I put together (1) the classical pronunciation of v like we pronounce "w" and (2) the fact that u and v weren't originally distinct, the pronunciation of qu as "kw" suddenly became obvious rather than a curiosity.
I find the chatty aspect fine, since I'm learning alone, although it does make it a bit more difficult to review stuff as you feel like you are wading through a stuck record (or some such mixed metaphor like that :-)
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Ooo, interesting! I hadn't thought of that!!!! Now, if only there were some Latin experts around here... :-)
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Date: 2002-12-16 11:56 am (UTC)Let me check my notes ... ah yes, we looked at that one when deciding which book to use. My notes say "annoyingly chatty" - just not my style, I guess l-)
Incidentally, looking at your earlier remarks about the pronunciation of v, when I put together (1) the classical pronunciation of v like we pronounce "w" and (2) the fact that u and v weren't originally distinct, the pronunciation of qu as "kw" suddenly became obvious rather than a curiosity.
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Date: 2002-12-16 12:21 pm (UTC)kw
Ooo, interesting! I hadn't thought of that!!!! Now, if only there were some Latin experts around here... :-)