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Re:The Crow Whisperer: What happens when we talk to animals? by fidesomnes on Thursday April 15, 2021 @12:56AM (#26816324)
I give my dog commands in classical Latin. She obeys salutat, sedes, veni, mecum, achilles, consiste, ambulo, ambulamas, ambulamasne?, minime, ubi feles?, estne bonus?(for giving treat), amicus, tacete, ire mingis, ire cacare, ad domum. And of course saying amo te gets some nose kisses!
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Re:The Crow Whisperer: What happens when we talk to animals? by frodetb on Thursday April 15, 2021 @06:56AM (#26818823)
Love the idea! Though I would have used the singular imperative more, so e.g.

  salūtat (he/she/it salutes) -> salūtā (salute!)  
  sedēs (you sit) -> sedē (sit!)  
  tacēte (be quiet, y'all!) -> tacē (be quiet!)
and maybe the subjunctive for "us"-suggestions, so

  ambulāmus (we walk) -> ambulēmus (let's walk)
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Re:The Crow Whisperer: What happens when we talk to animals? by fidesomnes on Thursday April 15, 2021 @11:27AM (#26821618)
Great improvements, gratias tibi ago. Every once in a while I sing "Non longa via est Roma" (see on youtube) and its her favorite song, changing the girls name for her name and I always get some nose kisses with it!
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Re:The Crow Whisperer: What happens when we talk to animals? by lgessler on Thursday April 15, 2021 @12:11PM (#26822320)
Adding to this, it's also not idiomatic to use an infinitive for a purpose clause in Latin. ire cacare ought to be i ut caces ('Go so you might shit').
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Re:The Crow Whisperer: What happens when we talk to animals? by fidesomnes on Thursday April 15, 2021 @05:44PM (#26826520)
Gratias!
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Re:The Crow Whisperer: What happens when we talk to animals? by vmception on Thursday April 15, 2021 @01:04AM (#26816353)
dative? nominative?
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Re:The Crow Whisperer: What happens when we talk to animals? by hulitu on Thursday April 15, 2021 @03:05AM (#26817013)
locative
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Re:The Crow Whisperer: What happens when we talk to animals? by pvaldes on Thursday April 15, 2021 @04:35AM (#26817700)
in a dogative style
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