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Sitifan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

To be loved and learned as he lived it

He wished for Latin to be loved and learned as he lived it, as a torch passed down through the ages, to help light our way today. (Wheelock's Latin)

What does it refer to?
  

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sitifan What does it refer to? Latin, as experienced by the ancient Romans whose language it was.

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sitifanWhat does it refer to?
Latin, as experienced by the ancient Romans whose language it was.
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In fact, though it is not very clear just from this isolated sentence, I think "he" refers to Wheelock rather than someone from ancient Rome.
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GPY I think "he" refers to Wheelock
Yes, "he" refers to the author, but "it" refers to Latin as an experience.
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AlpheccaStarsYes, "he" refers to the author, but "it" refers to Latin as an experience.
Indeed, but my point, nit-picky though it may seem, is that "as he lived it" apparently does not mean "as experienced by the ancient Romans" but "as experienced by Wheelock".
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GPYIndeed, but my point, nit-picky though it may seem, is that "as he lived it" apparently does not mean "as experienced by the ancient Romans" but "as experienced by Wheelock".
Yes, perhaps I wasn't clear.
I meant: experienced by Wheelock as if he were living in the company of the ancient Romans for whom it was a living language.
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