Nitpicking

[resonant]

A brief and probably pathetic whine about the title of my website:

in medias Res.

"Medias." Not "media." It means "into the midst of things." "Midst" is plural in Latin.

Sorry, but it grates on me. Like someone persistently spelling my name wrong.

Comments

[gelliaclodiana]

Driveby classicist correction (here via friends of friends): The "s" in "in medias res" is there because the preposition "in" when it means "into" takes the accusative case. "Medias" is in fact plural as well, but it's plural because "res" (the noun, "things") is plural and in Latin adjectives agree in number with the nouns they modify. So the word "medias" is an accusative plural feminine adjective modifying the accusative plural feminine noun "res."

This may have been unclear. Feel free to ask questions.

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

Heh. I had a feeling my explanation was simplistic to the point of being, well, wrong. But it sounded a little better than saying, "There's an S there because I said so, dammit!"

[aerye.livejournal.com]

See, and I just like the notion of "accusative plural feminine adjectives." Brings to mind a circles of crones, chanting "Out, damned spot!" or "Murder most foul!" or "Power to the People!" Or, y'know, something.

[dracostella.livejournal.com]

It's been a while since college... (Classics major alert, beep beep)... medias is modifying res. All adjectives can be pluralized based on what they are modifying, though 's', in general is not a good indicator of plurality in Latin.

I will shut up and go sit in the corner now... though I rather think "There's an S there because I said so, dammit!" is a good enough reason.

[manna]

Oops. I confess that I spelled it wrong in a rec I posted at SlashCity. I've already zipped over there and corrected it.

Sorry.

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

or someone pronouncing your name "Frazher" when it's actually -- ?

[(Anonymous)]

I was guilty of that in an e-mail I sent you, though I hope it was a typo.

Guilt, guilt, deep shame, more guilt. [Grins.]

Used to getting her name spelt wrong and still annoyed by it,
so should know better,
is,
Katherine

I saw this poem ....

[lady_of_asheru]

and thought of you (only for the Latin :-)

Epigrams, by Alison Brackenbury

My Latin has left me,
which may be as well.
They were brute engineers
and their afterlife, hell.

Only one tag stays:
a bird with no wings.
'In medias res'
in the middle of things.

I am weighed down by parents,
made mad by my child.
The late sky is sleeting
the garden is wild.

I slump on a chair
in the last glow day brings.
In medias res
in the muddle of things.

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

[grinning a big grin] That is lovely!