Where can I get a Zombie-English dictionary?

I assume you've all heard of Latin, language of the Roman Empire, language of scholars, language of the church, language of overachieving, upper class schoolboys, language of... the undead.

Think about it. Latin is a dead language. Indeed, the very phrase itself is often tied directly to Latin, both in people's minds and in their speech. But Latin's everywhere. It's in scientific terms, in legalese, often in impressive sounding phrases in everyday speech. It's legacy lies in practically every language of Western Europe.

It's most decidedly alive. But it can't be, it has no native speakers; that's the very definition of a dead language. So, it's neither alive nor dead. It's undead.

Latin, language of zombies!!!

Now it becomes clear why I mentioned that “image of a zombie indicating definite proof” yesterday. QED.

I can't decide whether I like or hate Latin. On the one hand, I can see that it has it's uses in modern society, the aforementioned scientific terms, mostly naming of species, and the importance some schools still place on it, though not so much now as just a couple of generations ago. Of course, I speak only about education in Britain.

On the other hand, Latin as a language seems to have too much weight placed on it for what it actually achieves in society. Children aren't taught any other ancient languages. It's been used historically, yes, but today it strikes me as something of an anachronism.

Still, I'm no expert. Those are just my two paragraphs of thought being put out in order to justify the suggestion that Latin is a zombie language. There's no real justification, I just thought it'd be funny.

Best legal defence ever.