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Grammar: Postpositives

The use of postpositives in Latin is a kind of "verbal punctuation." In the same way that a comma or a semi-colon is not a "word" in English, it is often the case that many postpositive particles in Latin are not really words, and should not be translated as such.

 

Modern Languages 4970 / MRS 4903: Medieval Latin. Spring 2003 Online Course at the University of Oklahoma. Visit http://www.ou.edu/online/ for more info.
Laura Gibbs, University of Oklahoma - Information Technology © 2003.  laura-gibbs@ou.edu. Last updated: December 29, 2002 7:12 PM