Sup? Or should we say: Verbum sapienti satis est? It’s up to you really. Be that as it may, its time to parse a short Latin phrase which I want to remember. Verbum (word) is a second declension neuter noun. … Continue reading
Sup? The morning is bright and beautiful, and after yesterdays foray into the world of water butt automation, what better way to start the day than to parse some Latin? I stumbled across the above by chance, and like many … Continue reading
Sup all? It’s raining. The gardening is on hold although *big* plans are now afoot (for a relatively small garden). I have been (among other things) an automation engineer (until I suddenly and recently wasn’t), and perhaps unsuprisingly given this … Continue reading
Sup? Today is a typical west country summers day, which in essence means it is raining too hard to be outside. And so, it’s time to parse some Latin. I chose de minimis non curat lex, as back in the … Continue reading
Sup all? It’s time to parse some Latin, and for reasons that need to remain opaque I have picked something short and sweet. Porcus ex grege diaboli. It translates as ‘swine from the devils flock’ and so the question as … Continue reading
Sup? I just know that you want to parse : In principio creavit Deus caelum et terram In these days of Covid, I hope you are all keeping all staying safe and finding ways to amuse yourselves, and what better … Continue reading
Si annis multis vixerit homo, et in his omnibus laetatus fuerit, meminisse debet tenebrosi temporis, et dierum multorum, qui cum venerint, vanitatis arguentur praeterita. Powerful stuff indeed and well worth remembering. I will, all things being equal, parse it tomorrow … Continue reading
Sup doods? Here is a bit of Latin for you on a Monday morning. I always assumed that Terra es, terram ibis itself a shortening for : Terra es et in terram ibis and translated as “You are earth and … Continue reading
So there I was, this morning, lying in bed about to get up and take my dog for a walk in the rain and I thought ‘bloody hell, no peace for the wicked’. And then, I wondered how to say … Continue reading