[quote author=Lumen_et_umbra
link=board=3;threadid=424;start=15#3585 date=1060640188]<br
/>Italian pronunciation is not really similar to that of Latin
at all.<br /><br />For instance, in Italian, the letter c,
followed by an i or an e, makes a ch sound. <br /><br />E.G.
Piacere Pee-AH-chay-ray<br />(Latin always pronounces the c as a
k)<br />cito - Kit-aw<br /><br />And, in Italian, the three
letters "gli" are pronounced as the -lli- in million when two
vowels surround the three letters.<br /><br />Also, most of the
time, Italian vowels are pronounced long, whereas, vowels in
Latin - without a macron - are pronounced short. Besides these,
there are many other pronunciation rules in Italian that
conflict with those of Latin. <br /><br />[/quote]<br /><br
/>Very true, but the vowels are still almost exactly the same
and most of the consonants haven't changed too drastically. I
actually think that Spanish has preserved Latin better than
Italian, but that is open to debate. The main thing is that
Italian or Span