Long latin words = bad?

[captainwalrus]

'Romanes Eunt Domus' and 'Romani Ite Domum' (points if you get reference)

Life of Brian!! I was gasping for air during that scene. Hilarious.

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[KingGolem]

"Sic gloria transit mundi." - "Seize the day, for it is fleeting." I think. Again, my brain is a collander.
I can remember this one pretty easy. "Sick Gloria is in Transit - Monday". It was a headline in The Sun.

No, no, that means, "So passes the glory of the world." I think it's a Roman way of saying "Life is pain."

Anyway, I got this one on a certificate I received for scoring high in the National Latin Exam:
Labor omnia vincit - Work conquers all.

I also have a big book of Latin phrases my dad gave to me for scoring so high in Latin. Here's one of Horace's immortal quotes:
Sedit qui timuit ne non succederet - He who feared he would not succeed sat still.
And here's one from Epictetus:
Tantum eruditi sunt liberi - Only the educated are free.

I'm sure I could find several others if I bothered to look, but I think I'll just leave with this last one for you to figure out:

Sola lingua bona est lingua mortua.

 

[lacktheknack]

*Gibberish*

...I hate you to death.

Thank you.

 

[Spacelord]

I'm moving to a city soon where their motto is "sol justitiae illustra nos". Which means: the sun of justice illuminates us. Don't quite know what the fuck THAT means, but it sounds kinda upbeat, doesn't it?

EDIT:

'Romanes Eunt Domus' and 'Romani Ite Domum' (points if you get reference)

Life of Brian.

 

[Spacelord]

Sic transit gloria mundi

This is pretty bad too, actually.
Thus departs the glory of the world.

That's DEPRESSING.

 

[Danny Ocean]

Optimus Prime
:-Optimus Prime

I know, it might not be latin, but it's damn good!

 

[Jamous]

Furcifer - Scoundrel. You've got to love that word.
Hippopotamus advenit non conspexi. - (My Latin Class's phrase of the year.) 'I didn't see the hippo coming.'
Delectat - He/She/It 'Delights'.
DRACONIS = DRAGON = AWESOME.
Ummm.... There are lots of funny ones. Believe me plz?

 

[Jamous]

'Romanes Eunt Domus' and 'Romani Ite Domum' (points if you get reference)

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How about "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia", literally, "the fear of long words"?

Or, similarily, "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophilia", "the love of long words"?

Which one has more letters? Would that have any bearing in fear/love of them?

They're the same length, so no.

Suddenly, my head hurts. Whoever invented latin needs to die (after being resurrected).

My first question is: why is the fear of long words long in itself?
My second question is: why isn't the love of long words even LONGER?

Language is in itself an asshole. "Lisp" has an "s" in it, and "Dyslexia" is hard to spell. Neither are latin, but my point remains valid.

I think the people who 'invent' the words do it deliberately. Especially for Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. Especially.

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

Lets start of with the king of Latin quotes: Gaius Julius Caesar.

Alea iacta est: The dice is cast

Tu quoque, brute, fili mi?: You too, Brutus, my son?

Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae: Of all these, the Belgians are the bravest

Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt: Men willingly believe what they wish

Nihil nobis metuendum est, praeter metum ipsum: We have nothing to fear, except fear itself

Sed fortuna, quae plurimum potest cum in reliquis rebus tum praecipue in bello, parvis momentis magnas rerum commutationes efficit; ut tum accidit: Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.


Some others.
Carpe diem: Seize the day
De gustibus et coloribus non disputandem est: There is no disputing tastes or colors.

 

[Player 2]

Answer me this;

Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?

 

[ILPPendant]

caesar adsum iam forte
brutus adarat
caesar sic in omnibus
brutus sic in at

Silliness aside, I'm rather fond of Juvenal's "quis custodiet ipsos custodes". "festina lente" is also quite good. It's a slightly pretentious way of saying "less haste more speed", in a similar vein to "tempus fugit".

I almost forgot the old favourite: "caecilius est in horto"

 

[ckam]

Sorry... Lacrimosa = Weeping.

 

[Fire Daemon]

Ex post facto.

After the fact.

I can't say why but I really like saying that. It rolls off the tongue.

 

[nerdsamwich]

Felatio. Look it up.

I would say yes, but the cut-off for 'long' is 8 letters

He likes it long. BOO-YAH.
(Sorry. I notice these innuendoes. I will contribute constructively.)

This one's in memory, and my memory faults me often.

"Sic gloria transit mundi." - "Seize the day, for it is fleeting." I think. Again, my brain is a collander.
I can remember this one pretty easy. "Sick Gloria is in Transit - Monday". It was a headline in The Sun. A woman (Gloria) was being transferred from one hospital to another. The day of transferral was Monday.

Actaully, there are two ells in "fellatio", so it does count without having to make an exception, and "sic gloria transit mundi" means "fleeting is the glory of the world", I believe. I may be wrong, for all my Latin is self-taught. I grew up in the country, the only foreign language taught at my school was Spanish. But OT: "Varium et mutabile semper femina!" Woman is ever a fickle and a changeable thing! Not necessarily a bad thing. Only sometimes.

 

[Zildjin81]

Semper fidellis - Always faithful

 

[nerdsamwich]

"Sic gloria transit mundi." - "Seize the day, for it is fleeting." I think. Again, my brain is a collander.
I can remember this one pretty easy. "Sick Gloria is in Transit - Monday". It was a headline in The Sun.

No, no, that means, "So passes the glory of the world." I think it's a Roman way of saying "Life is pain."

Anyway, I got this one on a certificate I received for scoring high in the National Latin Exam:
Labor omnia vincit - Work conquers all.

I also have a big book of Latin phrases my dad gave to me for scoring so high in Latin. Here's one of Horace's immortal quotes:
Sedit qui timuit ne non succederet - He who feared he would not succeed sat still.
And here's one from Epictetus:
Tantum eruditi sunt liberi - Only the educated are free.

I'm sure I could find several others if I bothered to look, but I think I'll just leave with this last one for you to figure out:

Sola lingua bona est lingua mortua.

I stand both ninjaed and corrected. And isn't that last: "the only good language is a dead one"?

 

[CloudKiller]

'Romanes Eunt Domus' and 'Romani Ite Domum' (points if you get reference)

Life of Brian!! I was gasping for air during that scene. Hilarious.

I <3 Monty Python ^_^

'Romanes Eunt Domus' and 'Romani Ite Domum' (points if you get reference)

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