Reading about the whole series as the last film was coming out, everybody seemed to give Columbus credit for snagging them.  I think Rowling approved his choices, but the choices were his, IIRC.

Reading about the whole series as the last film was coming out, everybody seemed to give Columbus credit for snagging them.  I think Rowling approved his choices, but the choices were his, IIRC.

I bet it will indeed include that bit as well, though no doubt the floody/arky bit will be the focus.

I bet it will indeed include that bit as well, though no doubt the floody/arky bit will be the focus.

Probably from the same store that has tape measures marked in cubits.

Probably from the same store that has tape measures marked in cubits.

Noah's ark & the Ark of the Covenant have the same etymology: arca = "box" (or "cabinet" or "chest/trunk") in Latin.

Noah's ark & the Ark of the Covenant have the same etymology: arca = "box" (or "cabinet" or "chest/trunk") in Latin.

It was boxy—that's why it's called an ark (from Latin arca, a box/trunk/chest/cabinet).

It was boxy—that's why it's called an ark (from Latin arca, a box/trunk/chest/cabinet).

Gremlins blew my little 14-year-old mind when it came out.  The film itself probably owes more to Joe Dante's vision than Columbus' script, but it's a hell of a script.

Gremlins blew my little 14-year-old mind when it came out.  The film itself probably owes more to Joe Dante's vision than Columbus' script, but it's a hell of a script.

Columbus gets a lifetime pass from me for casting Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, & Daniel Radcliffe for the Potter films.  Sure, his 2 Potter films are the weakest of the lot, but the fact that he was able to find & land those kids, when they were only 10-11 years old, makes him some kind of genius.

Columbus gets a lifetime pass from me for casting Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, & Daniel Radcliffe for the Potter films.  Sure, his 2 Potter films are the weakest of the lot, but the fact that he was able to find & land those kids, when they were only 10-11 years old, makes him some kind of genius.

Actually, I was thinking conloqui is the most apt of the three, since it means "speak together" (i.e., have a conversation), which is why I commented on just the other two.  I see what you mean about comperire, though—it basically means un-cover (literally, "thoroughly open", co- + aperire), finding something by…

Actually, I was thinking conloqui is the most apt of the three, since it means "speak together" (i.e., have a conversation), which is why I commented on just the other two.  I see what you mean about comperire, though—it basically means un-cover (literally, "thoroughly open", co- + aperire), finding something by…

Nothing wrong with the dictionary.  In a Latin dictionary, verbs are listed by their first principal part, which is that 1st person form.  The infinitive is typically the second principal part.  The mistake is either ignorance or laziness.  The inside joke is a vague possibility, but it's SUCH a stretch, I have to say…

Nothing wrong with the dictionary.  In a Latin dictionary, verbs are listed by their first principal part, which is that 1st person form.  The infinitive is typically the second principal part.  The mistake is either ignorance or laziness.  The inside joke is a vague possibility, but it's SUCH a stretch, I have to say…

Re Latin:  I'm finally re-watching these episodes more or less as you review 'em, Donna, for the first time in a while, & I hadn't remembered Sorkin's Latin error here.  Being a Latin teacher myself, I planned to, very cheerfully, point out said error, but first I searched to see if anyone had beaten me to it.  Not…

Re Latin:  I'm finally re-watching these episodes more or less as you review 'em, Donna, for the first time in a while, & I hadn't remembered Sorkin's Latin error here.  Being a Latin teacher myself, I planned to, very cheerfully, point out said error, but first I searched to see if anyone had beaten me to it.  Not…