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AddicksGlenn
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 Posted - 05/05/2009 : 17:28:10
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My 10 year old boy came home with a double sided homework sheet, to do with latin.
I have not got the foggiest.  
If i had any hair i'd be pulling it out.
Question 1: Write 3 words that have a prefix and the latin segment tain.
Write the meaning of this segment and the meaning of each word.
I haven't got a clue 
Come on somebody must know this gobbledy gook, who's intelligent?  |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/05/2009 : 17:32:20
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quote:
Originally posted by AddicksGlenn
My 10 year old boy came home with a double sided homework sheet, to do with latin.
I have not got the foggiest.
If i had any hair i'd be pulling it out.
Question 1: Write 3 words that have a prefix and the latin segment tain.
Write the meaning of this segment and the meaning of each word.
I haven't got a clue
Come on somebody must know this gobbledy gook, who's intelligent?
I just asked my oldest son and he said whats that?...lol... |
"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from
now and make a brand new ending."
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AddicksGlenn
Yearling
United Kingdom
388 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2009 : 17:37:33
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 At least that means you didn't know either.
I'm not the only
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Paulusworm
Fully Grown Royal
Azerbaijan
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Posted - 05/05/2009 : 17:52:19
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Is it English words that have latin origins or is he studying latin? I just need to ascertain for certain what the work is pertaining to. Please excuse my spelling if I've got any wrong  . |
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ddm10
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/05/2009 : 17:57:03
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no good with Latin sorry. But give me any number and i'll convert to roman numerals |
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Edited by - ddm10 on 05/05/2009 17:57:13 |
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AddicksGlenn
Yearling
United Kingdom
388 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2009 : 18:01:57
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Originally posted by Paulusworm
Is it English words that have latin origins or is he studying latin? I just need to ascertain for certain what the work is pertaining to. Please excuse my spelling if I've got any wrong .
He's certainly not studying latin, he's only 10 so would think it's probably english words with latin origins.
As the only clue they give is that you can't use mountain or fountain as although they end with tain they are not seperate latin segments, they come from the french language. |
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Paulusworm
Fully Grown Royal
Azerbaijan
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Posted - 05/05/2009 : 18:12:35
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Originally posted by AddicksGlenn
He's certainly not studying latin, he's only 10 so would think it's probably english words with latin origins.
As the only clue they give is that you can't use mountain or fountain as although they end with tain they are not seperate latin segments, they come from the french language.
Ask me one on science and I could help but latin is a bit beyond me. If he can get hold of a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary (big one rather than pocket sized) they have the origins of the words next to the definitions. What about Wiki? |
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ddm10
Yearling
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Posted - 05/05/2009 : 18:16:46
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| Try typing tain words into an online dictionary like for example maintain. It says were the word comes from for example this one is from the french. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maintain The two examples are from french so surely thats one. Just type in different ones and see if they are also from the french. I don't actually know what I'm talking about now! |
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lee2308
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ddm10
Yearling
United Kingdom
189 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2009 : 18:53:29
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| It's a royal so they wont believe him |
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AddicksGlenn
Yearling
United Kingdom
388 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2009 : 18:55:02
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Originally posted by lee2308
give him a note saying the snake ate his homework.
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AddicksGlenn
Yearling
United Kingdom
388 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2009 : 19:01:54
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quote:
Originally posted by ddm10
Try typing tain words into an online dictionary like for example maintain. It says were the word comes from for example this one is from the french. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maintain The two examples are from french so surely thats one. Just type in different ones and see if they are also from the french. I don't actually know what I'm talking about now!
Thank you, have used this link, hopefully we've helped him.
If not and it's wrong i've told him to tell his teacher to look up this thread on the forum, never know he might get some bonus points for the sheer fun of it. lol |
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AddicksGlenn
Yearling
United Kingdom
388 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2009 : 19:02:24
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Thanx everyone.  |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
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Posted - 05/05/2009 : 19:11:33
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Originally posted by lee2308
give him a note saying the snake ate his homework.
that made me laugh......casey thought i had lost the plot.
I have sent a note in before saying the dog ate his homework, and he came home the following day with a fresh sheet....lol |
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karl
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 22:34:44
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is it me or does the question just ask you to give examples of words that use the latin "tain" in them.
Sus TAIN
Main Tain
Re Tain
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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 22:50:17
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| even my ten year old looked at me like i was on LSD when i asked him if he had any idea lol |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 23:08:22
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Originally posted by MissCat
even my ten year old looked at me like i was on LSD when i asked him if he had any idea lol
we must have twins...lol.. |
"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from
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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 23:45:35
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| lol we should introduce them all one day :p |
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theonlydarrenever
Yearling
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Posted - 07/05/2009 : 19:13:53
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| i didn't know they still did latin in school :| all i did was english, french and welsh! |
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AddicksGlenn
Yearling
United Kingdom
388 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2009 : 19:32:54
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Originally posted by karl
is it me or does the question just ask you to give examples of words that use the latin "tain" in them.
Sus TAIN
Main Tain
Re Tain
etc?
The question did ask something along them lines, but also said not to use mountain and fountain as they are not latin. So how would you know whether sustain, maintain and retain were latin and not french etc.
Anyway he handed it in without answering that part, and his teacher said everybody in the class had failed to understand how to do it.
If only she knew how many other people didn't have a clue. lol |
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Mancunian
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/05/2009 : 12:08:49
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I missed this (not been on the forum for a few weeks) but -tain is latin for to hold/ grasp. Examples with the suffix -tain would include obtain, contain, retain etc.
Too late for the homework gold star :( |
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