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Catullus
Joined: 09 Apr 2008
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 Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:00 am Post subject: Regent Hall |
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| Does anyone have any information about Regent Hall in Gangnam-gu, Daechi-Dong, Seoul? I have searched this webpage, along with google, and I have not come up with any information. |
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peachlily
Joined: 11 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:52 am Post subject: |
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Catullus (do you know Latin too)  ,
I've been looking for opinions on Regent also. http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=120961
Judging from the the website www.regent.or.kr
the place looks mad expensive. facilities look good and all. but I think it is a very new hagwon. And the only thing that was kinda funny to me were the Korean kids in the video talking with a British accent. It is only funny to me cuz I've only met one British Caucasian person in my whole life, and I've met many Korean-Americans who speak in an American accent obviously.
btw --What's the consensus on what accents Korean parents prefer as far as English teachers? 
Other than that, omnia bona videretur? (did I write that correctly?)  |
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Catullus
Joined: 09 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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| peachlily wrote: |
Catullus (do you know Latin too) ,
I've been looking for opinions on Regent also. http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=120961
Judging from the the website www.regent.or.kr
the place looks mad expensive. facilities look good and all. but I think it is a very new hagwon. And the only thing that was kinda funny to me were the Korean kids in the video talking with a British accent. It is only funny to me cuz I've only met one British Caucasian person in my whole life, and I've met many Korean-Americans who speak in an American accent obviously.
btw --What's the consensus on what accents Korean parents prefer as far as English teachers?
Other than that, omnia bona videretur? (did I write that correctly?) |
Hello Peachlily!
Thank you so much for the information. It is very helpful. Yeah, I can read Latin. I am actually a classicist. I have spent this last year studying Greek and Latin in a post-baccalaureate program and it is already time for me to take a break from academia. So, Korea here I come! How about you? Are you a classicist? A lover of lingua Latina? A displaced Roman?
Well, about your Latin construction� Let�s see, hmmm�oh�oh no�I see a problem� I am not sure that videretur was the verb that you were going for. That verb form is an imperfect, subjunctive, passive. Imperfect subjunctives are usually only found in subordinate clauses or conditional statements, and very rarely as an independent subjunctive as it appears in your construction. You may find the imperfect subjunctive used independently as a deliberative or optative subjunctive, which is not only rare, but you couldn�t even make it work with the above construction. So�I assume that you intended to use an indicative form to render the thought, �everything appears good.� Am I right? Does my command of the Latin language impress you�no? really? Well, let me finish.
I think that the verb you wanted to conjugate was the 3rd person, singular, present, indicative, passive form of the second conjugation verb video, videre, vidi, visum. So, videtur!
But, wait, this doesn�t work. I also have a problem with the number of that verb. Singular? Are you sure that you want a singular verb? No, you don�t! In fact, it is impossible! The verb must agree in number with the number of the subject. So, the subject is omnia, which must be neuter, nominative, plural. (Remember, omnia is a noun derived from the third declension adjective omnis,-e.) So, we just need to make our verb plural: videntur. Omnia bona videntur!
How about that!? Uh, I feel a bit ashamed. This happens whenever I discuss Latin so openly. 
But, seriously, thank you for the information. I never would have found that web page on my own.
Now, for your question about which accents the parents of Korea prefer: I believe that I have read that they prefer a North American accent. But, what the hell do I know? I have never set foot in the country. |
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peachlily
Joined: 11 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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LOL.
Catullus I am mighty impressed!
I'm not a classicist, but I've taken several courses on Greek and Roman culture and I find mythology and drama very interesting. Oh that and SEX AND violence hhahahha.
omnia bona videntur.
I deserve credit for the first two being right! and the third word being partly right. passive.
Doesn't the place look really nice? Yea i've never been to Korea either. |
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WoBW
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: HBC
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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Holy crap Catullus! I thought I knew my grammar terminology, but I had to read your post about 4 times to follow it.
Anyway, as for accents, most Koreans seem to speak with a North American accent. However, many Koreans have said they love my British accent, and some adult students have told me they want to have a Brit accent. Don't know what parents prefer for their kids, but some hagwons STILL state in their ads that they only want applicants with NA accents. Not too many these days though. |
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peachlily
Joined: 11 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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to be honest, i've always thought that certain English accents are sexy. but thats with the image of a caucasian english man in my mind.  yum prince wills
I would love to go to the UK someday but I "heard" that I might be looked down upon over there as a korean-american...
i wonder if its true. |
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Catullus
Joined: 09 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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| peachlily wrote: |
omnia bona videntur.
I deserve credit for the first two being right! and the third word being partly right. passive.
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Credit? Just knowing that Catullus was a Roman poet puts you at the top of my list. On top of that, you are even familiar with Latin! There is no doubt about it, you get a gold star! No, Two gold stars! |
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peachlily
Joined: 11 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: rejected love in Korea? naa |
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HAhahah
I liked this one in class:
sed obstinātā mente perfer obdūrā
But endure with a determined mind; be resolute.
valē puella iam Catullus obdūrat
Goodbye, girl. Already Catullus is hardened,
nec tē requīret nec rogābit invītam
And neither looks nor will ask for you unwilling girl.
at tū dolēbis cum rogāberis nūlla
But you yourself will be sorry when you are never asked for again.
scelesta vae tē quae tibī manet vīta
Wicked one, woe to you! What life awaits you?
quis nunc tē adībit cui vidēberis bella
Who will come to you now? To whom will you seem cute?
quem nunc amābis cuius esse dīcēris
Whom will you love now? Whose will you be said to be?
quem basiābis cuī labella mordēbis
Whom will you kiss? Whose lips will you bite?
at tū Catulle dēstinātus obdūrā
Yet you, Catullus, resolute, stand fast.
(sounds like someone's still bitter... )
Anyway, I have a good feeling about this Gangnam area...
great shopping , yummy korean food, hot nightlife? what more could u ask for? well this is coming from a woman's perspective lol
Oh and 2 gold stars!? thats it!?!  |
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peachlily
Joined: 11 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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and WHY do i LOVE This forum so much!?
gosh digging around on this site is such a good time-waster!
anyone else feel this way? |
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agoodmouse
Joined: 20 Dec 2007
Location: Anyang
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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| I appreciated Latin in university if only for its helpfulness in English language etymology. On the whole, though, I hated it. I took language immersion courses in French for two semesters. Most of the classicists professors I took Latin under were from U.C. Berkeley. |
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Catullus
Joined: 09 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:31 am Post subject: |
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| agoodmouse wrote: |
| I appreciated Latin in university if only for its helpfulness in English language etymology. On the whole, though, I hated it. I took language immersion courses in French for two semesters. Most of the classicists professors I took Latin under were from U.C. Berkeley. |
UC Berkeley has a great classics program. |
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