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From: John Steele Gordon <>
Subject: Re: Latin quotations
Date: 5 Dec 1998 23:29:00 GMT


Gordon Fisher wrote:

> At 09:03 PM 12/3/98 GMT, John Steele Gordon wrote:
> >Tristan Tornado wrote:
> >
> >> I am turning in my Latin homework.
> >> fortum posce animum = the animal passes the fort
> >> no, it's- a lively posse's way
> >> or- build a lively fort while passing the animal.
> >> One of those.
> >
> >Well I see it's the silly season. Since I'm over fifty, and thus had no
> >choice but to take Latin, I'll help out the younger members. "Fortum
> >posce animum" is a quote from the poet Juvenal (c. 55- c. 127). It means
> >"Pray for a strong will [or soul]."
> >
>
> [snippety-snip]
>
> Hmmm ... Since it's the silly season, I'll ask if that should be fortem ?

Oops!

What's the Latin for "I will proofread before I hit the send button"?

JSG

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