#3 Cum should have one meaning. When used in different ways
cum can mean with, when, because, since, or although. PICK
ONE. I don't particularly care which meaning cum has, but it
should only have one meaning.
#4 Liberi, liber, and liber again. These Latin words mean very
different things: children, free, and book. This has caused some
translation difficulties. In the beginning years of Latin, I could
not understand why so many writings were about freedom. In
reality, there were a lot of writings about children, though
considerably less about books. Two of these words need to
change to lessen the confusion of Latin students everywhere.
#5 Sum and volo/nolo should be the only irregular verbs.
Irregular verbs subvert all of the very nice and structured rules
regarding how to form a normal verb. I can make an exception for
sum. It is such a basic verb, meaning "I am", so it deserves to be
special. And I just really like volo/nolo. I don't know why, and I
can't explain it, but volo and nolo are just really great verbs, even
with their irregularity. However, all of the other irregular verbs
need to go.
Although there are things that I would change about Latin, there are
so many more that I wouldn't. I love "are, avi, atus" verbs, and I have a
special place in my heart for perfect active tense.
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