Ted's Comments
OK, correcting a glaring error in the "correction" comments.
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.
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.
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Ziggy? Are you sure it's not a cross between a zebra and a piggy?
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I love the "It must be real - it's on Wikipedia" comment.
I woulda called it a "Hebra" - or does that sound too much like "manzere"?
I woulda called it a "Hebra" - or does that sound too much like "manzere"?
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The print on the lower licence frame reads "Prepare to be boarded".
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I'm having a case of deja vu.
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All I can think of is Monty Python's "How Not to be Seen".
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That's a boner? I would have expected a little more from someone named "Ultraman".
Why are there two ultramen?
Why are there two ultramen?
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Isn't a floater something you find in a toilet?
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Not exactly news.
It's like saying "gladiators may have fought to the death occasionally".
It's like saying "gladiators may have fought to the death occasionally".
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I know some sats can lose their signal with just a little snow. I've heard of the suggestion to use cooking oil to clean the sat, but that can destroy the paint and the signal.
They can't be getting a good signal, but what do they have to watch over there anyways? Last time I was in Italy, they were watching reruns of Different Strokes (title "Arnold").
They can't be getting a good signal, but what do they have to watch over there anyways? Last time I was in Italy, they were watching reruns of Different Strokes (title "Arnold").
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Actually, I think he was catapulted back onto the keys.
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Probably why they have all that extra padding.
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What's interesting is the pair of heels in front, but icon is for men's underwear.
Hmmmmm.....
Hmmmmm.....
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Thank goodness. I was wondering where I left it.
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What if he kept insisting on going onto the road? I assume they wouldn't say "Get off the road!" but "We support your decision to get on the road."
Kid insists he's a girl. The only problem is, he's not a girl, never will be a girl. If he does go ahead with surgery, he will be a castrated man pretending to be female. Parents reply: "As long as she's happy..."
I have to suspect the idea was planted in this child. Even if you made a case for "brain imprints", the child would not be expressing that recognition of his brain condition "as soon as he started to talk".
He might prefer playing with girl stuff, dressing like a girl, but wouldn't be saying "I've got the wrong sexual parts, mom."
I wouldn't rule out suggestions from the older brothers or sexual abuse as a factor in this boy's case.
Or maybe mom just wanted a girl...