give us you latin abbreviations
25 October 2005, 12:37 PM
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25 October 2005, 12:44 PM
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sic means like this, that is to say "theydid it like this"
eg is exempli gratia - for the sake of example
ie is "id est" - that is
etc is "et cetera" - and the rest.
*** laude is "with honour"
Guess who went to the private school??
eg is exempli gratia - for the sake of example
ie is "id est" - that is
etc is "et cetera" - and the rest.
*** laude is "with honour"
Guess who went to the private school??
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25 October 2005, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Brendan Hughes
Why do I see a bunch of Terry Pratchett quotes about to descend?
25 October 2005, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by tath
sic means like this, that is to say "theydid it like this"
eg is exempli gratia - for the sake of example
ie is "id est" - that is
etc is "et cetera" - and the rest.
*** laude is "with honour"
Guess who went to the private school??
eg is exempli gratia - for the sake of example
ie is "id est" - that is
etc is "et cetera" - and the rest.
*** laude is "with honour"
Guess who went to the private school??
Simon
25 October 2005, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by mart360
nil carberundum basterdaas!!
Mart
you dont have to go to public school to get by
Mart
you dont have to go to public school to get by
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25 October 2005, 06:21 PM
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My Latin teacher greeted the class initially with the words "Amo, amas, amat. You will NEVER forget these words and their definition!".
That was 24 years ago...
Here's a couple :
QED : Quad Erat Demonstrandum : That Which Was To be Demonstrated.
VITRIOL : This one's a bit different : Visita Interiora Terrae, Recificando Invenies Occultem Lapidem : Visit the interior parts of the Earth, by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.
Magick, with a bit of Alchemy for good measure.
I've quoted a guy called Aleister Crowley; even if you discount all the occult business, he was a Hell of a guy (sic!) and his Autohagiography is a really interesting read.
K.
That was 24 years ago...
Here's a couple :
QED : Quad Erat Demonstrandum : That Which Was To be Demonstrated.
VITRIOL : This one's a bit different : Visita Interiora Terrae, Recificando Invenies Occultem Lapidem : Visit the interior parts of the Earth, by rectification thou shalt find the hidden stone.
Magick, with a bit of Alchemy for good measure.
I've quoted a guy called Aleister Crowley; even if you discount all the occult business, he was a Hell of a guy (sic!) and his Autohagiography is a really interesting read.
K.
25 October 2005, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by GC8
I had to learn latin when I was seven years old ffs! Your school must have been nicer than mine though because Ive forgotten virtually all of it now.....
Simon
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Virgil's Aeneid is ingrained on my memory I'm afraid
along with useless crap like the 2nd declension and sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt! Sad? Don't start.
25 October 2005, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by tath
timeo Danaos et dona ferentes...
Virgil's Aeneid is ingrained on my memory I'm afraid along with useless crap like the 2nd declension and sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt!
Sad? Don't start.
Virgil's Aeneid is ingrained on my memory I'm afraid
along with useless crap like the 2nd declension and sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt! Sad? Don't start.
My French Teacher at the time was from Larne in NI, so I now speak French (what I can remember) with an Irish accent. Tainted!
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25 October 2005, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by GC8
Mate; that's just ****e..... Perhaps you mean 'Nihil illigitimi (non) carborundum' but that is dog-latin at best!
Simon
Simon
sailed straight over your head didndt it
dont let the *******s grind you down (tounge in cheek)
Mart