Disputatio MediaWiki:Confirmdelete

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Largely regional as I understand it. This is an early word, more frequently used before classicalismus became the norm. That being said, affirmare certainly shows the more characteristic classical approach for which we aim, around here. Neither one would upset me, but I see the logic in the suggested change.--Ioshus (disp) 03:52, 20 Septembris 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I did not completely understand what you were explaining. Do I understand you correctly that "adfirmare" is the pre-classical form and "affirmare" is the classical form? And are you saying that "adfirmare" is more frequent than "affirmare" or did I misunderstand this? --UV 19:05, 20 Septembris 2006 (UTC)
Sorry, man, I should not be so eliptical with non-native speakers =]. As I understand it, the difference in adfirmare and affirmare is regional and temporal. Affirmare is classical and Roman, adfirmare is more archaic and would be used by non Roman latinists, ie from the southern part of the peninsula. There is a note on the euphonic changing of letters in Palmer, but I unfortunately don't have a copy of it with me, I'll get back to you when I get home. But for this particular word, both forms are acceptable, although affirmare might be a little more geared towards the classical style to which we aspire here.--Ioshus (disp) 19:44, 20 Septembris 2006 (UTC)
thanks a lot, now even the non-native non-linguist understands ;-)
(always grateful to learn more about the Latin language, whereas I do not feel particularly bad about not being a native speaker of English ;-) ) --UV 21:23, 20 Septembris 2006 (UTC)