OT: Does anyone speak Latin?

[FuXnDajenariht]

i want this quote translated.

"No one begs the sun for mercy."

[cjurakpt]

http://www.translation-guide.com/fre...glish&to=Latin

nemo peto sol solis pro misericordia

seems about right...

[RD'S Alias - 1A]

Just E-mailed my daughter, she should have no problem with this, being the language nerd that she is.

[FuXnDajenariht]

lol thanks. i wanna make sure its absolutely correct before i permanently ink it on myself. i translated myself but i thought best to ask too.

that stuff dont come off. (well cheaply or easily atleast)

[MasterKiller]

Why don't people beg the sun for mercy?

[Mr Punch]

Why don't people beg the sun for mercy?

I give up. What's the punchline?

Anyway, I do. Japanese summers are brutal.

[Mr Punch]

Er, why don't you just tattoo it in English?! Then you won't risk the ridicule of passing Roman legionnaires or 85 year-old English grammatarians...

Does it personally matter to you that it's in Latin? Nobody's gonna understand it right, which means you must want it for attention... so, if you want a tattoo as a conversation starter why not just get the word 'olm' tattooed on your forehead?

Not attacking you, I got ink myself, just don't understand your reasoning...

[NJM]

http://latinforum.org/

They'll translate it for you, and it's more accurate than a Kung Fu forum.

[FuXnDajenariht]

Er, why don't you just tattoo it in English?! Then you won't risk the ridicule of passing Roman legionnaires or 85 year-old English grammatarians...

Does it personally matter to you that it's in Latin? Nobody's gonna understand it right, which means you must want it for attention... so, if you want a tattoo as a conversation starter why not just get the word 'olm' tattooed on your forehead?

Not attacking you, I got ink myself, just don't understand your reasoning...

lol whats does that mean...olm?

well i like latin for one, i think the phrase looks better in latin (ie: cooler) but thats just my opinion. and no its not necesarily a conversation piece. the phrase by its nature means most people will ask me its meaning anyway, but its more like a reminder to myself.

i read the phrase in a Frank Herbert book. one from the Dune series, i dont remember what. it kind of spoke to me. more like hit me like bag of bricks for some reason. i suppose it could mean anything you want it to. the scene was set in the desert. when in the desert your pretty accepting of your choice to be there. you simply have to accept and survive. makes no sense to get angry or upset or lament the heat. as it applies to every day life it basically means "just go with the flow".

its not very well articulated pretentious bullsh!t on my part lol. but i always carry that with me when i'm stressed.

[FuXnDajenariht]

beg is the word i was having trouble with.

it seems like it could be posco, precor, or peto i dont have a clue which is the proper one for the usage i want.

peto : to ask for, beg, request, demand / to sue for.
posco : to beg.
precor : to beseech, pray, beg, entreat, invoke.

http://arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/Latin/

[Mr Punch]

beg is the word i was having trouble with.

it seems like it could be posco, precor, or peto i dont have a clue which is the proper one for the usage i want.

peto : to ask for, beg, request, demand / to sue for.
posco : to beg.
precor : to beseech, pray, beg, entreat, invoke.

http://arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/Latin/

FWIW I would go for 'peto'. But then I learned classical Latin: this seems a mix, I'm pretty sure 'precor' is a newer form (doesn't even look like a verb to me) and 'posco' definitely is. Plus, 'sue for' would be a good meaning to go for.

Make sure you don't get your Latins mixed up... if you get a mix of classical Latin and medieval Church Latin, hell, neither Centurions nor 12th century monks will be able to understand you!

[unkokusai]

What the heck drives people to permanently brand themselves with words they can't even read?

[RD'S Alias - 1A]

Well, with the Japanese, she self taught her self enough so that when she did go to school for it this summer, she could have taught the class.

I am really proud of her. She is super talented.

I am waiting for her to learn Mandarin ...I have a ton of stuff for her to translate for me!!

[RD'S Alias - 1A]

If you like it so much why don't you go out and learn it well before getting a tattoo?

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Why don't you stop butting into conversations where you are not wanted?

[unkokusai]

If you like it so much why don't you go out and learn it well before getting a tattoo?

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Why don't you stop butting into conversations where you are not wanted?

Oh, I'm sorry! Please don't crouch down really, really low at me and reference some obscure and unsupported 'history' on me!