cannot: OED pronunciation again
Laurence Horn
laurence.horn at YALE.EDU
Tue Jan 18 19:53:37 UTC 2005
> Wilson writ:
>>>>
>On Jan 17, 2005, at 1:49 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
> [...]
>> As far as the Johnny Mac sort of case
>
>Et _tu_, Laurentie?!
><<<
>
>Et tu, Wilson?
> Marcus Laurentius
> Marci Laurenti
> Marco Laurentio
> Marcum Laurentium
> Marco Laurentio
> Marce Laurenti <-----
>
>Second declension nouns in -ius take the vocative in long -i, not -ie.
>
>A manu scripsit Marcus Mandelensis
Aha! That explains why I'm always addressed as "Laurenti" whenever I
visit the Forum. I was wondering.
Laurentius Robertus Cornuensis
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