But when Rome collapsed in the fifth century and the Middle Ages began, direct trade of spices stopped, and so did that kind of hands-on knowledge of travel and geography.
Since all the priests knew me as an altar boy, I was convinced that they’d recognize me in the confessional the second I opened my mouth. I was scared of them.
Note the differences in formality and personalness and the degree to which the students recognize the hierarchical difference between themselves and the teacher.
As I alluded to earlier, the black caiman has had a confusing nomenclatural history despite the fact that it has been recognized since it was first described as a unique crocodilian.