the meaning of "genetic relationship"

[Norbert Strade]

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On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Tom R. Wier wrote:
 
> FWIW, I spoke to my German teacher once back in highschool
> about taking Latin. Apparently, the Germans still pronounce
> Latin as if it were German, or almost so. I remember having
> forgotten Caesar's famous quote while crossing the Rubicon,
> ("Alea iacta est") and when trying to remember it, she went
> through the whole present paradigm to herself, saying [jatset]
> rather than [jaket], the classical way. Other Germans I've known
> seem to do the same thing.
 
I believe this is a question of age. During the 60s and 70s, most German
schools introduced the "classical" pronunciation.
 
Best regards,
Norbert