Conspectus Rerum Latinus in Press - Part 2
BBC NEWS | Europe | Finland makes Latin the King:
BBC News has turned its interst to Latin in Finalnd. Along from other phenomena such as Dr Ammonds Elvis in Latin recordings, the news article discusses the EU Precidency news service broadly. Here are some quotes.
The opening paragraph sets the tone:
After the precidency website editor has told the site is available in English and French:
The British cannot help picking on the French, can they?
The article then concludes:
BBC News has turned its interst to Latin in Finalnd. Along from other phenomena such as Dr Ammonds Elvis in Latin recordings, the news article discusses the EU Precidency news service broadly. Here are some quotes.
The opening paragraph sets the tone:
Finland is one of the quieter members of the EU. But now its turn at the EU presidency has thrust it into the spotlight - and exposed an unusual passion.
After the precidency website editor has told the site is available in English and French:
But they have their secret language: Conspectus rerum Latinus, or "Latin News in Brief".
The British cannot help picking on the French, can they?
Lurking within the world of EU Latin, which is only marginally more difficult to comprehend than EU English, is one delightful statistic - more people subscribe to the newsletter in Latin than to the one in French.
The article then concludes:
Perhaps Finland wants to dominate the global news agenda in the same way Elvis once dominated the music scene.
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Labels: English, Finland, Latin, Lingua latina, Nuntii latini
