• @Worx@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    19•1 month ago

    I’m actually an expert in Italian history[1]^ so I can chime in here: the ruins that archeologists are excavating are called Pompe2, but the original city was named Pompe1

    1. citation needed ↩︎

  • @PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    13•1 month ago

    Explanation: ‘I’ is both a Latin letter and a numeral. In Roman numerals, two numbers next to each other add together - as in, ‘II’ is ‘2’. This joke is making fun of the fact that ii is both a very common ending for Latin words (something to do with grammar, Latin grammar is a nightmare), and the number 2 (as in, a sequel and not an original).

    THEY GAVE US POMPE II, BUT NOT POMPE I

    • @lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      3•29 days ago

      Latin grammar is a nightmare

      YOU TAKE THAT BACK

      I was a Latin tutor for a while, grammar was actually my favourite part. I used quizzing my students on the meaning of words to conceal when I wasn’t sure myself because I never did get along with memorising vocabulary (though seeing words used does help remember them).