Re:Who speaks Latin these days?
by gus_massa on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @01:18PM
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The most important lesson is in the first paragraphs:
> There are not many occasions when a reporter needs a grasp of Latin. [...] Most of the reporters present had to wait for the Vatican's official translations [...]. But not Italian wire service reporter Giovanna Chirri [...]. Her Latin was up to the job and she broke the story of the Pope's resignation to the world.
Domain expertise is useful. If you are going to cover a catholic / klingon / phyton / whatever event, it's better if you know the main language.
> There are not many occasions when a reporter needs a grasp of Latin. [...] Most of the reporters present had to wait for the Vatican's official translations [...]. But not Italian wire service reporter Giovanna Chirri [...]. Her Latin was up to the job and she broke the story of the Pope's resignation to the world.
Domain expertise is useful. If you are going to cover a catholic / klingon / phyton / whatever event, it's better if you know the main language.