So, today, a bunch of the Classics Kids had translation exams and went to a bar after school to celebrate having taken them. Aine, for Latin, had the Master's level translation exam that she took a year ago. Today, she took the PhD level translation exam. After this, she has the Literature exam and Special Author (she gets to pick which one) exam. She took the Master's level Greek last spring and has the same round of exams for that language. Also, two modern language exams.
It sounds like a lot of exams because it is.
That's not what I wanted to tell you about. One of the guys in her program, Dan, is friends with a chick whose husband is brilliant in French. That's right, from the warmth of the bar, I used Dan's phone to text her and she asked her husband the question that I know has been giving us all sleepless nights.
I read online that there are exceptions to this rule, but generally, it holds true, and therefore, is good enough for us.
Verdict: Mystery Solved.
The French use deuxieme when there are more than two of something. There have been plus que deux republiques. They use second when there are ONLY two of something. There have been seulement deux empires.
Vraiment superb.
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