Chickenboy
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ORIGINAL: Terminus Playing Total War: Rome II Tithe... ROMANES EUNT DOMUS! Centurion: What's this, then? "Romanes eunt domus"? People called Romanes, they go the house? Brian: It says, "Romans go home." Centurion: No, it doesn't! What's the Latin for "Roman"? Come on, come on ! Brian: Er, "Romanus"! Centurion: Goes like? Brian: Annus. Centurion: Vocative plural of "Annus" is? Brian: Er, "Anni"! Centurion: "Romani"... *writes "Romani" over Brian's graffiti* "Eunt"? What is "eunt"? Brian: "Go". Centurion: Conjugate the verb, "to go"! Brian: Er, "Ire." Er, "eo," "is," "it," "imus," "itis," "eunt." Centurion: So, "eunt" is... ? Brian Third person plural present indicative, "they go". Centurion: But, "Romans go home" is an order. So you must use... ? *twists Brian's ear* Brian: Aaagh! Imperative! Centurion: Which is...? Brian: Aaaaagh! Er, er... "i", "i"! Centurion: How many Romans? Brian: Aaaaagh! Plural, plural... er, "ite"! Centurion: "Ite"... *writes "ite" on wall* "Domus"? Nominative? "Go home" is motion toward, isn't it? Brian: Dative! *Centurion pulls out gladius and holds it against Brian's throat* Aaagh! Not the dative, not the dative! Er, er... accusative, accusative, "ad domum", sir, "ad domum"! Centurion: Except "Domus" takes the...? Brian: The locative, sir! Centurion: Which is...? Brian: "Domum"! Centurion: "Domum"... *writes "Domum" on wall* Um. Understand? Now, write it out a hundred times or I'll cut your nuts off.
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