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- "Is non est Marcus."
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It was described to me as "awkward, but not wrong". So you can say it, but you'll be better keeping "non" before the verb it's attached to (even if there are other words in between).
@Trofaste. I disagree after having read some Latin grammar books. The "non" is not a free order particle, it comes right before the particle it negates.
Maybe there are some exceptions, but only in very stylitic poetry, since I learned this rule, it makes sense in every text I read.
So, "Non is est Marcus" correct? (with other words in between)
Edit: Now, 1 month later, I have the answer.
Probably only if you qualify what you mean further: "Is est non Marcus, sed Hercules [est]"
The way he pronounced the sentence looked like he was asking a question like: He is not Marcus?
It looks like some people are trying to mess with the word order just for fun.
How im the world is latin actually pronounced? The vowels are different depending on the voice. Im assuming, same as spanish? Ah, eh, ee, oh, oo?
Assume the correct way is to use the exact same vowels as Spanish (with long-short distinction). If you want to dive deeper, look up "Calabrese System for Classical Latin" and see the video by Polymathy to get yourself started.
