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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Jan 3, 2004
Eme pisces 
sounds like a qoutation from the Asrerix comics 
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Asteroid Lil - Offstage Presence Posted Jan 3, 2004
All your efforts are greatly appreciated. 
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Jan 3, 2004
We aim to please
* too 
to care about the Latin version of this sentence* 
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U218534 Posted Jan 4, 2004
'Ille porcum nolo! I want that pig!'
'nolo' means I don't want, so shouldn't that be 'ille porcum volo'?
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ThinkSoft Posted Jan 4, 2004
Whoops.... Good thing someone was paying attention!
My apologies, volo is right. I just always think of it s the flying verb and forget it means want also...
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BonnieParker... Posted Jan 5, 2004
The only Latin i can remember was drummed into my head as a child (forgive me if spelling is off)
Inomini patris et fili et spiritus sancti
which means
In the name of the father and the son and the holy spirit
i would like to speak it as fluently as i did when i was young
Trish
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Jan 5, 2004
you forgot the AMEN 
In vinum veritas- The truth lies in the wine
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BonnieParker... Posted Jan 5, 2004
I didnt forget just didnt put it LOL dunno why, guess im not religious
anymore, had to be as a child, got
confirmed, (confirmation name is Francesca) catholic school etc etc Think im gonna get a notepad though & write all these bits ov latin down
Trish
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Jan 5, 2004
Never had any religious education, just know what's common knoledge anyway
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ThinkSoft Posted Jan 6, 2004
My 2 cents:
'In nomini' - 2 words, but it could certainly sound like one
Er... that'll have to count for two cents, even if you only get a penny for my thoughts.
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Mei duo pecuniae.
'In nomini' - Duo verba, sed id est possum id est similis unum verbum.
Er... Ille duo pecuniam neccese erabit, quamquam si tui unum pecuniam pro mei cogitatium.
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Insight Posted Jan 14, 2004
I just thought of another bit of Latin I know:
Jesus Nazarenus Rex Judaeorum - Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews.
It was written on a sign on Jesus' torture stake. You sometimes see it abbreviated on statues to INRI (since they used I's instead of J's, and V's instead of U's).
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ThinkSoft Posted Jan 16, 2004
Non tum ille audiearo!
Aline Latinam studierant? Volo vocare cum homo.
Latin optissius est! (et semper erabit!)
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I have not heard that already!
Does someone else study latin? I want someone to talk to!
Latin is the best! (and always will be!)
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Jan 23, 2004
Ego sum quamquam non oro linguam latinam 
I am, although I don't speak Latin
Bel
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ThinkSoft Posted Jan 27, 2004
Video tum omno loco! Quid lingua non vocare possum? Demonstra tuis iter meum! Volo studire!
Ubi est auxilium pisces?
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I see you everywhere! What language don't you speak? Show me your way (lit. path)! I want to learn!
Where is the helpful fish? 
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Jan 27, 2004
Auxilium piscis in navem Vogonem est.
the helpful fish is in the Vogon ship
Quod est lit.path 
What is lit.path ?
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Cat-Eyes: No..... why.... ? Posted Jan 28, 2004
I am here, I don't speak any latin though... Anyone feel like teaching the basics? 
I had to do it in the Mandarin thread, people should head on over there too, since currently it's like just me and occassionally 1 or 2 other people...
Cat
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U218534 Posted Jan 28, 2004
lit. is short for literally... since the meanings of many Latin words are adapted to fit the context, it's often helpful to know the literal meanings... in this case, the Latin for 'path' was used but to mean 'way'
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