Thursday, September 12, 2024

22.10.24: Level 2; Ordinal numbers – all forms [7]; rapid reading [4]; year 2000+; scary movies

If you’ve ever wondered why films give the date in Roman numerals, here are a few theories but with no real conclusion:

https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2024/04/why-roman-numerals-for-movie-dates.html 


Note! The year 2000 onwards is expressed using the word bis (twice)

Annō dominī bis mīllēsimō [literally: in the 2 x thousandth year]: in 2000; MM

Annō Dominī bis mīllēsimō ūndecimō: in 2011; MMXI

Annō Dominī bis mīllēsimō vīcēsimō quārtō: in 2024; MMXXIV

Here are some well-known ‘scary’ movies. In what year was each film released? Famous quotations from the movies - and their titles - I've also given in Latin. Can you match it all up?

1939; 1960; 1975; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1990; 1991; 2002; 2005

AGNŌRUM SILENTIUM

DĒMĒNS

DĒVERSŌRIUM

INTERFECTOR

MAGUS MĪRĀBILIS IN OZ

MALUM RESIDĒNS

MĀXILLAE

MISERIA

ŌMEN

SPLENDOR

Ecce Johnny!

Ego pol tē ulcīscar, mea pulchra, atque istum catulum tuum.

Istīus iecur cōnsūmpsī cum nōnnullīs fabīs Chiantique suāvī.

Mātercula mea hodiē nōn sē bene habet.

Nōlī timēre, parvule mī, ego hīc adsum, ut tē prōtegam.

Ō Paule, tē amō.

Reveniam.

Scīsne, chīrūrgus fierī semper volēbam.

Tibi scaphā maiōre opus erit.

Vōs omnēs hīc in hōc profundō moriēminī.





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