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Re: flabbergasted by gps, re our respective poor latin
From: Jeremy C
Date: 2011 Feb 24, 09:34 -0500
From: Jeremy C
Date: 2011 Feb 24, 09:34 -0500
I knew, as Bill pointed out, that it was a slaughtered Latin phrase, but
I've only seen it as I tried to write it. It was the motto of my "company"
at the school and it was most fun to drill the freshman as to what it
meant.
Jeremy
In a message dated 2/23/2011 11:44:53 P.M. Bangladesh Standard Time,
alan202@verizon.net writes:
Jeremy:
Res Ipsa Loquitur (The thing or "it" speaks for itself).
I suppose that either form will do to transmit a thought. As to which is more correct, who knows.
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