Spreading the word that Latin lives, a monk comes to New York
NEW YORK - "Quomodo dicis latine life-jacket?" quipped one of the Latin-speaking passengers on a tour boat circumnavigating Manhattan on a rainy Sunday morning in May, just after the captain's safety announcement. "How do you say life-jacket in Latin?"
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Japanese octogenarian becomes oldest to reach Everest summit
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