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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2714182, member: 39&quot;]When I had Latin in school (eons ago <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ), we had to read Caesar&#039;s De Bello Gallico, and we all pronounced the author&#039;s name &quot;the proper German way&quot; - sounded like <i>tsay-zah</i>. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The next teacher however insisted on the C being pronounced as K. And then ... Kikero?? Well, that is probably how Marcus Tullius would have said it.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few things we know from how words &quot;developed&quot; later. For example, a Latin word that was adopted by English (or some other language) in the Middle Ages will come with a pronunciation that was influenced by post-classical Church Latin. Earlier &quot;imports&quot; however will be closer to the classical pronunciation.</p><p><br /></p><p>But does it really matter? There is a Latin Christmas song named Gaudete - and while in German we pronounce it the way it should be pronounced <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> , in English it sounds like <i>Gowe-day-tay</i>. So what?</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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