Latin has this really cool feature.

[conuly]

If you want to make a question, you tack -ne to the important question word. So "Annane Mariam occidit" is me asking if it was Anna who killed Mary, while "Mariamne Anna occidit" is me asking if it was Mary whom Anna killed.

You can also make rhetorical questions in a way that makes them stunningly obvious. Nonne (not ne) expects a yes, num expects a no. (And of course, we all remember that after si, nisi, num and ne, all the alis drop away. I swear I will go desecrate the grave of the person who first thought that jingle up.)

I'm going to start using these in English. They're too good to leave to the dead.

Edit: Now I know what yuki was saying. This'll teach me to type Latin in the dead of the morning. *fixes second sentence*

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[conuly]

Well, not new, I've been taking Latin too long for it to be new... but yes. And weirdly is e before i. And of course you can link to it, or repost with a link to my journal.

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*headesk*

Weird is spelled weirdly. Weird is spelled weirdly. I *knew* that. Thanks for reminding me.

Thank you. I will. But right now I'm going to bed.