WotWotius Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Well I am studying Ancient History at university! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Paulinus Maximus Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Well I am studying Ancient History at university! Good for you WW I'm not jealous in the slightest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Caelius Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Is "at university" British for "in college"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotWotius Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Apparently so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiceroD Posted December 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 have you ever noticed that the accent in roman media has to be British From Gladiator to Victoria and Marcus in Rome Total War to Rome television series maybe that's where I got the idea that the British are more Romanophilic! Mind you I'm not complaining. an American or Australian sounding Roman would be just as bizzarre as a Cowboy who sounds like he's from Yorkshire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Is "at university" British for "in college"? It's actually a more internally-consistent usage, isn't it? In NBC English, "Are you going to school?" and "Are you going to the hospital?"; in BBC English, "Are you going to school?" and "Are you going to hospital?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Caelius Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 have you ever noticed that the accent in roman media has to be British From Gladiator to Victoria and Marcus in Rome Total War to Rome television series I believe it actually goes back to William Wyler's Ben Hur. Wyler said he specifically wanted British accents used for the Romans, while American accents would represent the Judeans (the Romans were the bad guys, remember). This was from the movie's souvenir booklet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiceroD Posted December 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 I believe it actually goes back to William Wyler's Ben Hur. Wyler said he specifically wanted British accents used for the Romans, while American accents would represent the Judeans (the Romans were the bad guys, remember). This was from the movie's souvenir booklet. You know what also follows that pattern? the first Star Wars! I attribute that to the Imperials being from the sophisticated core worlds. sorry for the tangent but Im such a nerd ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dalby Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Is "at university" British for "in college"? It's actually a more internally-consistent usage, isn't it? In NBC English, "Are you going to school?" and "Are you going to the hospital?"; in BBC English, "Are you going to school?" and "Are you going to hospital?" In BBC English (or at least in mine!) you can say "Are you going to hospital?" (because you're ill, but we don't know where that ambulance is going to drop you off) or "Are you going to the hospital?" (because we're talking about a particular hospital and you're moving in that direction). As for the school thing, I've got three: "Are you going to school?" (because it's 8 am but you don't know whether the child is about to play truant); "Are you going to the school?" (a particular school that we know well, and you're walking that way) or "Do you go to school?" (i. e. habitually; because the kid is about 5 years old, or about 17, and we don't know whether they go to any school). But if we're talking about university, then in BBC English you don't call it a "school". "Are you at university?" "Do you go to university?" Also, the word "college" isn't much used in a general sense in British English (I think), although lots of particular institutions of various kinds have the name "College". I expect I'll be sent to Tartarus for this: it seems to be a long way from the thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eterna Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 (to other Americans) Am I right that we Romanophiles are in the minority? If I were surrounded by Romanophiles in real life I wouldn't spend so much time on this site. I agree with Ursus. Outside of a select group in the Italian-American organizations I belong to, the main Romanophiles I have known in my 41 years were foreign exchange students. Some 60% were Europeans, mainly Germans. The other 40% were various South Americans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiceroD Posted December 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Outside of a select group in the Italian-American organizations I belong to, the main Romanophiles I have known in my 41 years were foreign exchange students. Some 60% were Europeans, mainly Germans. The other 40% were various South Americans. Italian American Romanophilia makes sense But Germans? weird: They were the part of Europe that didn't become Roman! Our poll "where is everyone from" doesn't bear this out. I guess the 13 members from Continental Europe are the Romanophiles who are comfortable using English. what do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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