Romani ite domum - Monty Python's Life of Brian

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lru4dJ4J6g In an act of rebellion against the Roman occupation of Judea, Brian writes in Latin "Romans go home". He is caught by a Roman soldier played by John Cleese who, instead of punishing Brian for vandalism, corrects Brian's grammar and forces him to conjugate his "grafitti"

Posted by Amy Galliher on May 9, 2017

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Prescriptivism;
Power;
Socioeconomic Status

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