Shelmerdinian Shenanigans
This is our good friend Prof. Shelmerdine's first name.
Who is Susan?
Carly Rae Jepsen, 2012: appellā mē forsitan
What is Call Me Maybe?
The word "cornucopia" is made up of two Latin words with these meanings.
What are "horn" (cornū) and "plenty" (cōpia)?
Olivia Rodrigo, 2021: bonum tibi
What is good 4 u?
Yale University: lux et vēritās
What is "light and truth"?
There are this many chapters in Shelmerdine's Introduction to Latin.
What is 32?
Lizzo, 2019: vēritās nocet
What is Truth Hurts?
The word "fracture" comes from this Latin verb.
What is frangere (or frangō)
Dua Lipa, 2020: nōlī nunc incipere
What is Don't Start Now?
Brown University: in deō sperāmus
What is "in god we hope"?
Dr. S. is a big fan of this type of dog, a family favorite.
What are golden retrievers?
Rihanna, 2010: sōla puella (in orbe).
"Pessimistic" derives from the superlative form of this adjective.
What is malus, -a, um?
Taylor Swift's newest album, released in 2022: mediae noctēs
What is Midnights?
Tulane University: nōn sibi sed suīs
The cover of the textbook features a wall painting from the Villa of the Mysteries in this famous Roman city.
What is Pompeii?
What is Somebody That I Used To Know?
This Latin word meaning "attack" or "charge" is used in English as the motivation or cause of something.
What is impetus?
Saweetie, 2021: optima amīca
What is Best Friend?
Dartmouth College: vox clāmantis in desertō
What is "the voice of one crying in the wilderness"?
The first edition of our textbook was published in this year.
What is 2005?
Arctic Monkeys, 2013: volōne scīre?
What is Do I Wanna Know?
A niche English word for "talkative" comes from this verb.
What is loquor/loquī?
BTS, 2020: vīta init
University of Pennsylvania: legēs sine moribus vanae
What is "laws without morals are useless"?