I see this on the back of a pick-up and am curious.
" Carpe' diem II"
The mark between the e and d is actually a , but up where I put the '.
Is it latin? Whats it mean?
mh
Seize the day, i.e. enjoy the day. Am I the onliest one that "took" high school Latin?
Yup.. Latin is 'Pluck the day' but usually translated to 'seize the day'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpe_diem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpe_diem)
Also the title of a very good Metallica song from a few years back ;)
Ian
that was a "mediocre" Metallica song (never thought I'd see metallica on this board! :)
I had latin in high school, I didn't do too well.
semper ubi sububi
I took a year of latin in HS. I learned alot about english because of latin. I would have taken another year if there had been a different teacher.
Will
Where were you guys when I was showing off my latin skills -------remember that thread about Cleopatra? :D :D :D
She did that congegating stuff and got Amo,Amas,Amat, Amos, and Andy
that was a fun thread, wasn't it Noble?
Was that Latin we were talkin' when we were discussin' what Brutus et?
I thought Brutus et two ???
I don't think so Tom, if I remember correctly, he et tu. That sounds oriental to me
You could be right Don-------probably et two Carpe's with a jug of ripple. That sounds more latin ;D
GaryD says that, if you can spin a chinaman around enough, you can disorient him. I wonder if Brutus was disoriented?
Learning Latin right now at work.
They had suggested I learn Spanish so as to communicate with the workers, but I actually have to check off product in Latin. ::)
Sure is fun......... not!
Where are you workin', in Rome? .......Georgia? :P
:D
Nope, just up here.
Plants are labled with scientific name and common name, paper work is limited in the common name area so it's checked by scientific name.
Long as I can see it I can find it, having to say it or hear it don't work. ;D
There is a Rome, Michigan tu.. uh.... too. You could go over there and get a tutor.
:D :D :D :D :D
veni, vidi, vici :D
I took 6 years of Latin ::) 4 years of Latin 1 and 2 years of Latin 2 ::) You would think they could have figured out by then that I wasn't too good at ferin languages :D
And while we're on this topic, maybe Leweee will translate his quote for us ???
Dan_Shade... The only latin I ever understood :D Numquam ubi sububi
All you guys a smart.
I cant speak English right and you can ask my high school English teacher that. Somthing about a lost cause.
Thanks Alot Mr Mom
Sprucebunny.......a loose translation :P Don't let the Bas%&rds grind you down.
It's the any latin phrase I remember. ::)
As a new member I asked Gilman (Dave) what the latin was under his avatar.....he said it was "I have to edit my profile" spelled backwards. Sure made me feel stupid. :D :D :D :D :D 8)
Thought it was "NIL ILLEGITIMUS CARBORUNDUM".........which I read somewhere is just made up and is not Latin at all................
Thankfully, Latin wasn't taught anymore by the time I reached high school, but I did know what "Carpe' diem" meant because I saw the movie "Dead Poet's Society". :D
My Mom was tellin her friends that the teacher told her that I was gonna become an astronaut....Really the teacher told her I was takin up space ::) ::) I didn't take no stinking Latin
Being in High School just after 'sputnick' caused me a lot of strife >:( The councelor insisted that I take two years of Latin and 4 years of math and refused to let me take agriculture or industrial arts. Anyone with average or higher IQ owed it to himself and his country to go to college ----in his opinion :(
After a lot of arguing and pleading, we comprimised-------I took two years of Latin and 3 1/2 years of math, but I slept through them and finally failed math therby escaping the final semester of it. Heck, I can run a calculator about as well as the next guy and was able to work a night job while in highschool:D :D
My Dad has a masters degree in Mechanical Engineering. We sold a load of grade lumber to a new place last week and I was showing Dad the ticket. I asked him to get a pencil and paper and figure the average price per board ft. He always carries a pencil and paper in his shirt pocket, so he got them out and wrote down the value of the check and the total footage. Then he took his calculator out of his pocket and punched the numbers into it :D :D :D
Latin is fun. :)
I think I'd have a little more of a response than 'et tu' if someone just stabbed me. ::)
" et tu " aint no latin ... its french .. " and you " ;)
:D et tu marcel
No its not its Maori and it means Stand Up :P :D
(Maori the national language of NZ)
NORTE
Sawguy got my fave.. Vene, vidi, vici.. And boy did he vici. :D
asy :D
Ran across some definitions of the latin in plant names, I knew a few of the obvious ones, didn't know what alot meant, kinda neat.
Natural Habitat;
africana: Africa
alpestris (-e): From lower mountains below the timber line.
alpinus (-e,-um): from high mts. above the timberline; best for the rock garden
aquaticus (-a,-um): aquatic: plant in the water garden
arenarius(-a,-um): native to sandy soils
australis: southern
borealis: northern
campestris(-e): a plant of fields and open land
canadensis: Canada
canariensis: Canary Islands
capensis: around the Cape of Good Hope
caroliniana: of the Carolinas
chinensis: China
hispanica: Spain
hortensis: of gardens
indica: India
insularis: an island plant
japonica: Japan
montana: a plant that grows in the mountains
pratensis(-e): a plant that grows in meadows
maritimus(-a,-um): a plant native to the seaside
palustris(-e): marsh loving; plant in wet soils
riparia: of riverbanks
saxatilis(-e): native to rocky sites
sylvaticus(-a,-um), sylvestris: native to woodlands
umbrosus(-a,-um): native to shady areas
virginiana: of heaven
Size and Growth Pattern;
adpressa: pressing against, hugging
alta: tall
arborea: treelike
capitata: headlike
columnaris(-e): column shaped
compacta: compact, dense
conferta: crowded, pressed together
contorta: twisted
decumbens: lying down
dendron: tree
depressa: pressed down
elegans: elegant, slender, willowy
fastigiatus(-a,-um): narrow and upright in profile, branches erect and close together
globularis(-e): globe shaped
grandis(-e): large, as in grandiflorus (large flowered) and grandifolius (large leaved)
humifusa: sprawling on the ground
humilis: low, small, humble
impressa:impressed upon
nanus(-a,-um): dwarf
phyllus: leaf or leaves
procumbens: growing along the ground
prostrata: prostrate
pumila:dwarf, small
pusilla: puny, insignificant
pyramidalis(-e): pyramid shaped
repens: a creeping plant
reptans: creeping
scandens: climbing
Season of Display
aestivalis(-e): summer
autumnalis(-e): autumn
hyemalis(-e): winter
vernalis(-e): spring
Form of Leaf (folia)
acerifolia: maple leafed
augustifolia: narrow
aquifolia: spiny
buxifolia: boxwoodlike
ilicifolia: hollylike
laurifolia: laurel-like
parvifolia: small
populifolia: poplarlike
salicifolia: willowlike
Flower or Leaf Color
albus(-a,um): white
argenteus(-a,-um): silver
aurantiacus(-a,-um): orange
aureus(-a,-um): gold
azureus(-a,-um): sky blue
caeruleus(-a,-um): darker blue
caesia: blue-gray
candida: pure white, shiny
cana: ash gray, hoary
cereus: waxy
citrina: yellow
coccinea: scarlet
concolor: one color
cruenta: bloody
cyaneus(-a,-um): dark blue
discolor: two colors, seperate colors
flavus(-a,-um): pale yellow
glauca: blue-gray, blue-green
incana: gray, hoary
luteus(-a,-um): yellow
pallida: pale
purpureus(-a,-um): purple
roseus(-a,um): rose colored, pink
ruber(rubra,rubrum): red
rufa: ruddy
semperverins: always green, i.e., evergreen
variegatus(-a,um): variegated; foliage splashed with various colors
viridis(-e): green
Fragrance
aromaticus(-a,-um): aromatic
foetidus(-a,-um): stinking
fragrans: fragrant
inodorus(-a,-um): having no smell
odoratus(-a,-um): sweet smelling
pungens: pungent