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No Im not.
Check the list :P
I study it at A Level. It's great.
Should be writing an essay about Cognitivie Meta-Ethical theories right now as a matter of fact.
Ah, I missed PHILOSOPHY!
Sod Classical Studies, where is CLASSICS!?
Same thing isn't it?
It is at my college.
Classics is primarily based around language study, whereas Classical Studies is more based around literary translations and cultural study. Classics is better.
Personally, I favor SCIENCE! of the less physical variety. Up with HUMANITIES! Up with SOCIAL SCIENCE!
My MA is in Psychology. Fun fun fun.
Being immensely pedantic, I thought I should respond to a couple of CLASSICS! and LANGUAGE! related points in the last Podcast.
a) The plural of virus is, and always has been, virus. While Latin, virus is a 4th declension noun, (standard fourth declension noun, for those of who who even slightly care, is manus, manūs (f.), meaning a hand.), and thus, the nominative plural of virus is not the 2nd declension 'viri', but the 4th declension virūs, generally transliterated without the macron (little bar thingy) on the u.
b) I can't be quite so certain about the plural of Praxis, but have two main theories, either of which could be right, depending on the number of the actual word Praxis.
1: Praxis could well be a noun of commodity, in which case it would have no actual plural, in much the same way that commodities or materials such as rice or gold have no plural. However, this would then invalidate anything from being called 'a Praxis', as a separate singular, such as 'a piece of Praxis', would be required. The text at the top of the Praxis page would seem to suggest this, through contrast with 'labour', which is itself a noun of commodity.
2: Praxis could be used as, as it was in Ancient Greek, a singular noun meaning 'an action', or 'an accomplishment'. This would seem to be likely from popular usage. In this case, provided that πραξις is a regular second declension noun (which I think it is - don't actually do Greek, but still), the plural should be Praxes or Praxeis, both pronounced with a long e.
c) Not so CLASSICS! related, but this has been getting me for a while. Dérive is French, and there is no way it could be pronounced like you have been unless the accent was on the final e. It is pronounced deh-reev.
Any or all of these points would appreciate being mentioned in the next Podcast, so truth, justice and restitution can be brought back to any innocents you may have harmed with your haphazard approach to inter-language etymology.
NB: My head has just caved in through the weight of sheer sad piled upon it by the writing of that last comment.
Well holly bejesus did yall see the new players have virin up the Praxises?!
I am atroced by it.
Made that word up, I think. The lady in Budgens looked confused when I said it.
Atroced - To think something is atrocious
LATIN!
Latin is awesome...
LATIN!
I probably love Latin far more than is sensible/appropriate/healthy.
Ah jeez don't even start me on Latin.
Took me 2 years and a copy of "Teach Yourself .. Latin" but I know some now!
I studied huge manatees when I went to college the second time...
linguistics.
i request the addition of linguistics.
What do you think I'm here for?
You're forgetting PHILOSOPHY!