WTF rest of the world.
Jul 26th 2018, 8:56 am
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Re: WTF rest of the world.
Originally Posted by dc koop
It came up in the Latin translation of "no worries mate"
Last edited by moneypenny20; Jul 26th 2018 at 11:49 am. Reason: Fixed quote.
Jul 26th 2018, 2:59 pm
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Re: WTF rest of the world.
Originally Posted by robin1234
Interesting. So you post things that you just pull off the internet - without knowing whether or not they are accurate or valid?
Jul 26th 2018, 3:10 pm
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Re: WTF rest of the world.
Originally Posted by robin1234
Interesting. So you post things that you just pull off the internet - without knowing whether or not they are accurate or valid?
Jul 26th 2018, 5:03 pm
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Re: WTF rest of the world.
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
OK, you just invalidated 90% of TIO's content right there
Jul 26th 2018, 5:09 pm
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Re: WTF rest of the world.
Originally Posted by robin1234
I know, I know. Hope springs eternal - I thought he was going to tell me that the word is in the latest edition of Langenscheidt's Universal Latin Dictionary (my copy was lifted from school, so probably is from the 1960s.)
Surprisingly, I don't think Latin has changed all that much since the 60s.
Jul 26th 2018, 5:13 pm
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Re: WTF rest of the world.
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
Surprisingly, I don't think Latin has changed all that much since the 60s.
https://www.economist.com/internatio...esurrexit-vere
Jul 26th 2018, 6:46 pm
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Re: WTF rest of the world.
Originally Posted by robin1234
I know, I know. Hope springs eternal - I thought he was going to tell me that the word is in the latest edition of Langenscheidt's Universal Latin Dictionary (my copy was lifted from school, so probably is from the 1960s.)
Jul 26th 2018, 7:49 pm
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Re: WTF rest of the world.
Originally Posted by Red Eric
I'm neither a Latin scholar nor a grammarian but it appears to be a form of the verb to mate.
Jul 26th 2018, 11:14 pm
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Re: WTF rest of the world.
Originally Posted by Red Eric
I'm neither a Latin scholar nor a grammarian but it appears to be a form of the verb to mate.
Jul 27th 2018, 7:22 am
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Re: WTF rest of the world.
Originally Posted by robin1234
Yes, you're right, thanks. It is the verb to mate, to have sexual intercourse. So obviously not the right word here.
