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How can I type macrons? - Latin Language Meta Stack Exchange

How can I type macrons? - Latin Language Meta Stack Exchange Macrons (long vowels) are used in Latin language instruction, but typing them using a standard English keyboard involves complicated Alt codes or point-and-click to select symbols. Here's a method...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 15, 2021 1:33 AM

Greek to Me, by Mary Norris | The New Yorker

Greek to Me, by Mary Norris | The New Yorker "On returning to New York, I registered for an elementary class in ancient Greek at Columbia University and blithely submitted the bill to the [New Yorker] magazine's new executive editor,...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 9, 2019 1:39 PM

Latin Pronunciation

THE PRONUNCIATION OF LATIN: Ancient and Modern Pronunciations "A great deal of heat, if not light, has been spent on the problem of the "correct pronunciation of Latin". Probably most students will go with the method that their teachers use,...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 15, 2017 1:38 PM