medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Catherine Gunn wrote:
>
> I have noticed occasional exclamations of surprise at the ignorance
> of some of those posting questions - this is rare since members of
> the list tend to be very supportive - but it would be good to
> remember that not everyone has enjoyed the same educational
> advantages and privileges. My own ignorance of a medieval Latin term
> was shamefully exposed once - I was fortunate enough to learn
> classical Latin in the good old days when it was taught in Grammar
> schools, but turned to medieval studies late in life and have had to
> pick up medieval Latin as I go along.
I rather suspect that was me. Now, your knowledge of Latin (medieval or
otherwise - not to mention medieval studies generally) is probably greater
than mine, so I was probably just expressing surprise that you had actually
supplied the answer along with the question!
John Briggs
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