I, too, studied Latin in high school, and recall that the letter "v" was pronounced as a "w" sound. (and a "c" was always "hard", as in "k",so "vici" was pronounced "weecky" not "weechy" ). However, the Latin of the Roman Catholic liturgy , or "Church Latin" (the Latin with which Mr. Gibson would be most familiar ) is pronounced in the modern Italian way, with v sounds and soft 'c's. -- ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]