you really hit the nail on teh head with that question, because there are two systems of pronunciation taught: ecclesial LAtin and "scholastic" (actually German). Ecclesial LAtin is the way Latin was pronounced in the Church for two thousand years or so without a break; scholastic Latin is the way some German scholars pronounced it. So that rather than the v sound as we pronounce it in English and the way the Church pronounces it, they would change it to the Germanic w sound, which doesn't really exist in Latin. SO the famous statement by Caesar that they came, they saw and they conquered, becomes what falls on Church speakers' ears as the laughable "Weni, Widi, Weekee" Is that more information than you really wanted? Then go to a courthouse and listen to the massacre of LAtin pronounciation there. When they adjourn without a new courtdate, they say in Latin "SINE DIE (without a date)" which is pronounced "seenay dee-aye", but which the lawyers and judges read as "sign die", but then lawyers and judges are gods. it's easy: pronounce the letter a like ah as in father (Pater) the letter e like a long a, as in bake (veni) the letter i like a long e, as in see (vidi) the letter o like a long o, as in oh (Noster) the letter u like a long oo as in loon (uva) there is no y, w, k. THe q is always followed by a u and pronounced kw as in quo. THe c is the most irregular,as it is for the church pronounciation soft in front of the i and e, as in civitatis (which word the Germans really mess up!) All other consonants are as written. Just take each word one syllable at a time by these simple rules. Keep it simple.

Does your PC have software to play DVDs? What operating system does it have? If it's Windows, it probably has media player, but it may not recognize that it should launch for the DVD. I prefer vlc media player, which is a free download. It does a lot more than just DVD playing, but it does a good job with DVDs. Here is a link that might be useful: VLC home page

I would simply replace the CD burner sudden like. See the paragraph below, I had originally suggested you upgrade to a DVD burner, but.......... If you need help on howto there are plenty of folks here who can and will guide you through the simple process. Well, before posting this I checked Best Buy, Staples and Officemax, right now they all seem expensive. I bought a Sony here in Canada for $50 a while back so I figured south of the border you might do better. So much for thinking. Try the flyers on Sunday, they may have them on sale next week.

here are some options that are shown to work on windows 7 some free some pay, be sure that before you install any thing to run your antivirus program on the file first to make sure it is clean. scrabble Windows 7 you might go read these posts on this scrabble forum they mention several options or you could post there to see if anyone has any new ones. SCRABBLE game