Scriptwriter looking for help

[MikeEllis]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

If you did get the details right, you'd be the first screenwriter to do so. Ever.

That's why I want the information.

I like the suggestion about basing the university in the script on one real university and then just copying what they do. I'm going to be spending a lot of time reading the various fora here, but I still hope it's cool if I post specific questions and get feedback. I don't want to be obnoxious, but I do want the information.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by MikeEllis

fora

*giggle*

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

*giggle*

Hey, I bet it means he understands the difference between alumnus, alumna, alumni and alumnae.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Hey, I bet it means he understands the difference between alumnus, alumna, alumni and alumnae.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Hey, I bet it means he understands the difference between alumnus, alumna, alumni and alumnae.

Well, he definitely looks more promising than the other "researchers" we've had around these parts.

[MikeEllis]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Hey, I bet it means he understands the difference between alumnus, alumna, alumni and alumnae.

I do. And I can pronounce them in Greek even.

[exlurker]

Originally Posted by MikeEllis

I do. And I can pronounce them in Greek even.

Cool. What are the Greek words for alumnus, alumna, alumnae and alumni? Are they close to the Latin words that have come into English, or are they considerably different? (I'm aware that Latin and Greek are related Indo-European languages, and English is related to them, too. But they can and do differ widely at many points.)

Yes, "lifelong learning" can include whining to try to get other people to do research for me.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by exlurker

Cool. What are the Greek words for alumnus, alumna, alumnae and alumni? Are they close to the Latin words that have come into English, or are they considerably different? (I'm aware that Latin and Greek are related Indo-European languages, and English is related to them, too. But they can and do differ widely at many points.)

Yes, "lifelong learning" can include whining to try to get other people to do research for me.

The words would be completely different. Is there even a direct translation between the Latin and Greek? Maybe mathetes/matheti for alumnus/alumni?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

The words would be completely different. Is there even a direct translation between the Latin and Greek? Maybe mathetes/matheti for alumnus/alumni?

I'm guessing that he thought alumnus, etc., are Greek, not Latin. The Latin pronunciation is different from the English pronunctiation. In Latin, alumni = alum-nee, while alumnae = alum-neye.

BTW, alumnus and alumna literally mean "foster son" and "foster daughter," which can in turn mean "pupil." They come from the same root as alma in alma mater, which means "nurturing mother."