OKG - all I can ever remember of Latin is
Amo, amas, amat
amabo amabas amabat
To anyone who has never learned Latin, this is the very first thing you are ever taught - how to conjugate the verb to love
Jean
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| Author: | Aargent [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:39 pm ] |
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I posted a while ago about us all learning a bit of Greek by having a useful phrase at the bottom of the index page, but this has not been possible. I thought that I might raise the tone of PP by adding an occasional, but useful, Latin phrase. Let's start with this one Feles mala! cur cista non uteris? stramentum novum in ea posui Bad kitty! Why don't you use the cat box? I put new litter in it Alastair |
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| Author: | Jean [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:47 pm ] |
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OKG - all I can ever remember of Latin is Amo, amas, amat amabo amabas amabat To anyone who has never learned Latin, this is the very first thing you are ever taught - how to conjugate the verb to love
Jean
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| Author: | Terrier Chris [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:03 pm ] |
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Touche Jean The only other phrase I remember is: Mensa Mensae-feminine - (That means table) Are we showing our age? Chris |
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| Author: | Aargent [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:12 pm ] |
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a furthere insight into culture:- THE HISTORY OF CULTURE A Greek and an Italian were debating who had the superior culture. The Greek said, "We have the Parthenon!" The Italian said, "We have the Coliseum!" The Greek said, "We had great mathematicians!" The Italian said, "We had the Roman Empire!" And so on and so on until the Greek exclaimed: "We invented sex!" The Italian nodded and said: "This is true...but it was the Italians who introduced it to women!" Alastair |
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| Author: | Pete [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:37 pm ] |
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Now not having done Latin at school & being just a common man, I'm in no place to judge our members but if anyone would like to volunteer their years of knowledge & wisdom to teach us, then I'm all for letting you post a daily phrase for everyone else to read 
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| Author: | Molly [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:40 pm ] |
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Aargent wrote: a furthere insight into culture:-
THE HISTORY OF CULTURE A Greek and an Italian were debating who had the superior culture. The Greek said, "We have the Parthenon!" The Italian said, "We have the Coliseum!" The Greek said, "We had great mathematicians!" The Italian said, "We had the Roman Empire!" And so on and so on until the Greek exclaimed: "We invented sex!" The Italian nodded and said: "This is true...but it was the Italians who introduced it to women!" Alastair 
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| Author: | Starchild [ Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:54 pm ] |
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As an Anglo-Italian I have to say that I LIKE that one, Alistair. 
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| Author: | Captain Fantastic [ Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:34 pm ] |
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Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes 
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| Author: | Peppermint [ Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:38 pm ] |
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Smart butt! 
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| Author: | Pete [ Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:08 pm ] |
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Captain Fantastic wrote: Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
You see I don't trust people who can write stuff like that, as none of us know what it means, so you could say anything you like & we'd be none the wiser
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| Author: | Aargent [ Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:10 pm ] |
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well Martin, I can read it and I don't think that I am overeducated we probably just look at the same web site Alastair |
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| Author: | Pete [ Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:16 pm ] |
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So is anyone going to translate it into something the rest of us can read or even better, let us know what the link is, so we can all go look at it
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| Author: | Pete [ Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:19 pm ] |
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Absit invidia
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| Author: | cypriotsid [ Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:20 pm ] |
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I had best not start the Danish again
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| Author: | Aargent [ Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:23 pm ] |
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no offence taken Pete as you probably now know it means If you can read this you are overeducated http://www.yuni.com/library/latin.html Alastair |
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| Author: | Pete [ Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:27 pm ] |
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One that was drilled into me but I've never been able to remember how to spell it correctly until now is: Per ardua ad astra ("Through Struggles to the Stars") The Royal Air Force motto
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| Author: | Captain Fantastic [ Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:52 pm ] |
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Aargent wrote: well Martin,
I can read it and I don't think that I am overeducated we probably just look at the same web site Alastair I hope you're not implying that my written Latin isn't up to scratch??
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| Author: | Aargent [ Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:47 pm ] |
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Would I dare to do such a thing ! ! anyway, my final posting on this matter is one the should be of use to everyone who finds themselves in a latin speaking Macdonalds. Da mihi sis bubulae frustrum assae, solana tuberosa in modo gallico fricta, ac quassum lactatum coagulatum crassum - Give me a hamburger, french fries, and a thick shake Alastair |
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