From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ---
Main Entry: thought·ful ---
1 a : absorbed in thought : MEDITATIVE b : characterized by careful reasoned thinking (a thoughtful essay)
2 a : having thoughts : HEEDFUL (became thoughtful about religion) b : given to or chosen or made with heedful anticipation of the needs and wants of others (a kind and thoughtful friend).
"Cruor Tyrannis Dolor Mortis Atrocitas Miseria - Beloved man of the people"
That doesn't translate one for one. Or was that the point? Word for word...
bloody tyrant grief atrocious misery.
Hmmmm. :)
I don't believe that it's all that bad, however.
The miserable atrocious tyrant of blood and tears?
In an election year like this, we are going to be left wondering afterwards: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? That's my personal favorite latin right after "Ultima ratio regum."
I still regret not taking Latin in HS. I'm not sure they even teach it any more (at my old school) -- think they ditched it right after I graduated. I took 2 years of French & 2 of German, and remember little German and only a smattering of French. You see a lot more French phrases in lit. & news stuff, so I didn't get totally rusty. But I'm sure I'm not fluent enough for Barry O'Bama!
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"Cruor Tyrannis Dolor Mortis Atrocitas Miseria - Beloved man of the people"
That doesn't translate one for one. Or was that the point? Word for word...
bloody tyrant grief atrocious misery.
Hmmmm. :)
I don't believe that it's all that bad, however.
The miserable atrocious tyrant of blood and tears?
In an election year like this, we are going to be left wondering afterwards: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? That's my personal favorite latin right after "Ultima ratio regum."
Help me. I'm babbling and can't stop!
I still regret not taking Latin in HS. I'm not sure they even teach it any more (at my old school) -- think they ditched it right after I graduated. I took 2 years of French & 2 of German, and remember little German and only a smattering of French. You see a lot more French phrases in lit. & news stuff, so I didn't get totally rusty. But I'm sure I'm not fluent enough for Barry O'Bama!
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