Latin Proverb of the Day
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Latin Proverb of the Day
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I did Latin at school and I've never regretted it. However, our Latin teacher only had one "joke," and I may get this slightly wrong, but it went something like "Caesar adsum iam forte" which apparently translates as something like...er...summat about Caesar being here and strong I think (help!) but which, when pronounced in a certain way, preferably with a strong northern English accent, seemed to be referring to the confection that Julius was enjoying at his afternoon repast... Well, the teacher enjoyed the joke anyway, judging from the belly-laugh he produced every time he told it to us (and it was told to us at not infrequent intervals...)
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"Last night, among his fellow roughs,
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
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I'm much given to quoting Latin phrases, nearly always inappropriately, to try to impress (my wife usually). "De minimis non curat lex" is one of my favourites whenever I'm being accused of something I regard as trivial. I love all those "sine qua nons," quid pro quos," "ipso factos" and, straying away from Latin, what about "ersatz," "zeitgeist" and "schadenfreude?" I love 'em! Pretentious, moi?
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"Last night, among his fellow roughs,
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
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Caesar adsum jam forte
What a pity he never taught you the rest of it!
Caesar adsum jam forte
Pompey aderat
Caesar sic in omnibus
Pompey sic in hat.
My favourite is "Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas." Horace.
Caesar adsum jam forte
Pompey aderat
Caesar sic in omnibus
Pompey sic in hat.
My favourite is "Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas." Horace.
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Re: Caesar adsum jam forte
He missed out the best bits! I just remembered the Kipper Family's parody of "Gaudete" by Steeleye Span ("Awayday" was a cheap ticket you could once upon a time buy for off-peak rail travel):Innocent Bystander wrote:What a pity he never taught you the rest of it!
Caesar adsum jam forte
Pompey aderat
Caesar sic in omnibus
Pompey sic in hat.
(To the tune of "Gaudete")
Away day, awayday, loco in transit
Omnibus, St Pancreas, away day
Away day, awayday, loco in transit
Omnibus, St Pancreas, away day.
Cleopatra virginae, terra incognito
in loco parentis Caesar multi O Calcutta
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2 Troilius et Cressida, con Homo erectus
Strangulated hernia, coitus interruptus
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3 Romulus et Remus, in flagrante delicto
Honi soit qui mal y pense, Harry Belafonte
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3 Gina Lollobrigida, Osteoarthritis
In vino veritas, Peter Dominicus
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4 Non compos mentis, continuo ad nauseam
Ad lib, et cetera, quod erat demonstrandum
"Last night, among his fellow roughs,
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
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Not forgetting of course "Illegitimes non carborundum" ("don't let the b*stards grind you down...").
As for the tin whistle, I possess such beasts, but I'm only a player in the sense that 99.9% of bodhran owners are players...
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As for the tin whistle, I possess such beasts, but I'm only a player in the sense that 99.9% of bodhran owners are players...
Steve
"Last night, among his fellow roughs,
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
He jested, quaff'd and swore."
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that'll never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me -
I am the lord of the dance, said he!
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Si imbili si imgo
fortibuses i naro
O nobili demis trux
vadis inem caus an dux
fortibuses i naro
O nobili demis trux
vadis inem caus an dux
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I've always loved that one -- caus an dux.BrassBlower wrote:Si imbili si imgo
fortibuses i naro
O nobili demis trux
vadis inem caus an dux
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur
And here's a fun site -- http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A218882
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And yellow fringe
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To all of you who speak Latin, I wonder--how do you personally pronounce it?
When I read Latin, I always pronounce it as if it's French (ie lots of silent end letters and strange vowels). I can't help it and I don't really know why I can't "switch" to something closer to the way modern Italian is pronounced, but I just can't. I think it' might be because I never hear Latin spoken.
When I read Latin, I always pronounce it as if it's French (ie lots of silent end letters and strange vowels). I can't help it and I don't really know why I can't "switch" to something closer to the way modern Italian is pronounced, but I just can't. I think it' might be because I never hear Latin spoken.