1406: Affirmation in Latin: Where is it? Oct 17, 2018

Many people who study Latin may not know the word for 'yes', but while Latin is not usually taught conversationally, that is not the reason why. Unlike in many languages now, Latin didn't have a distinctive exclamation or interjection for affirmation. Instead, people would reiterate the main verb to express agreement, or for an even greater effect would say 'etiam' meaning 'same'. This is why many Romance languages have very different words for 'yes', which will be explored tomorrow.

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