Also why not, “Vincit Omnia Veritas”, Truth conquers all? or, “Quo fas et gloria ducunt”, Where fame and glory lead?

Translate this: “Don’t act wise when you know not.”

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But I also wanted to say, that even though we were taught to use the W sound, the V does sound a *lot* better.

It occurred to me that this English translation is similar to the unofficial motto of the modern age’s computer hardware industry, “Smaller, faster, cheaper.”

How does one say “smaller, faster, cheaper” in Latin?

(1) ex cathedra

(2) motu proprio

Aside from the literal differences between them (“from the chair,” “on one’s own motion”), their modern idiomatic usage (other than theological use in the Roman Catholic Church) is similar, something along the lines of “conceived on one’s own authority.”

Can anyone reading here explain to me the modern idiomatic differences in the uses of ex cathedra and of motu proprio?

“per se”

which I had in my HD, but have since lost the meanings and distinctions between the two. Perhaps any sharper scholar will fill in?

“de jure” of law (as is written in the laws)

“de facto” of fact (as exists in reality)

He had pushed his neighbor lady down the stairs, and he was made to pay damages to her for 20 years. When she finally died, he quipped the above.

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If you take the outline of Kansas, and extrapolate it into the center of the earth, it will get smaller and smaller until it finally reaches zero at the very center. It’s like cutting a slice of pie, except in 3D instead of 2D.

However, I also think “Quo usque tandem abutere, Catalina, patientia nostra?” *must* be included.

Ubi dubi flagellatum…When in doubt, whip it out.

I seem to recall the ancient Greeks had a letter for the W sound, but then stopped using it.

iacta alea est – the die is cast.
alea feles est – the die is cats.

Did you know there was a Latin Wikipaedia: Vicipaedia.

quo vadis? eo corporis – where are you going? i’m going… ehm.. to the toilet

ubi maior, minor cessat

et mihi? – it sounds like “who cares?”

graecum est; non legitur

Ave Cesare, morituri te salutant!

Aut inveniam viam aut faciem
Either I will find a way or I will make one.

Exempli Gratia, e.g.
For example

Ibidem, ibid.
At the same place

Also: No one knows how Latin was truly pronounced? This is not entirely true. We have a pretty good idea how it was pronounced, sorted out by very clever linguists. However, there’s always some jerk who will say “But yes… You don’t know for sure do you!” and any good Professor having studied Socrates will admit “Er, Rather, I suppose not.” But we are more sure than not on Ciceronian Latin pronounciation.

Hard C’s (not Chhhh’s of Italian or Ssss’s of English) (Caesar becomes Kaiser in German. Not See-ser, and not Cheese-er.
Soft V’s
Mushy J’s (like Ys.)
and the Vowel sounds are different than english. So, any arguments about “You wouldn’t pronounce Benny this way would you!” Have no bearing on this conversation.

A final thought to those who think Latin is useless: illa carmina pulcherrima (this most pretty poem) would be unavailable to me if I didn’t speak Latin, save for a soul-less, probably incorrect translation:

Odi et Amo. Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris?
Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior.

In media res is correct. The translation is “in the middle of the thing”.

“Lupus est homo homini”
“Homo homini lupus est”
“Homini homo est lupus”
“Est lupus homo homini”
“Est homini lupus homo”
et cetera… (which by the way isn’t on the list)

all mean the same thing, since the ending of the words matter, not the order in the sentence. Romans used the word order to emphasize different words.

What I find funny about pronunciation is why they didn’t have words with particular sounds in them, like w and j.

Or why some native French speakers can’t seem to manage the “th” sound.

Anyways, Latin can be used to sound pompous, but it can also be used for fun.

meaning divide and rule, not conquer, as is wrong translated in many english books.

because to rule something for a long time is much more difficult than to conquer for a short period.

Romans knew it from their empire, americans realise it just now in Irak.

dubito ergo cogito. cogito ergo sum.

dixit.

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Go to my original comment – this time read it…

…and San Diego is closer to the East of Africa

pwnd

“se non vero e ben trovato” is not latin. It´s italian, and the correct form is “Se non è vero, è ben trovato”, with the same meaning you said.