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- From: eshin@ddsw1.mcs.com (Eshin-Fun)
- Subject: Motto
- Message-ID: <C17ntB.20L@ddsw1.mcs.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:46:22 GMT
- Organization: ddsw1.MCS.COM Contributor, Chicago IL
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- In the recent film the "Addams Family" and also in the cartoon series of the
- same, they present the Addams credo (written on the family tombstone) as
- saying in Latin:
- SIC GORGIAMUS ALLUS SUBJECTATOS NUNC
-
- Supposedly meaning:
- We gladly fest on those who would subdue us.
-
- Now, is this Latin inscription supposed to be:
- SIC GORGIAMUS ALLOS SUBJECTATUS NUNC?
- or is it:
- SIC GORGIAMUS ALLUS SUBJECTOS NUNC?
- or is it:
- SIC GORGIAMUS ALLOS SUBJECTOS NUNC?
-
- In the film, the tombstone reads SUBJECTOS but the character Mortitia says
- SUBJECTATUS.
-
- I've gotten myself confused with tense etc. Is there anyone out there with
- Latin language familiarity to help me clear the proper way of writing this
- Latin Phrase?
- I like this motto a lot and would like to use it. But I have to know that I
- am using correctly.
- Eshin-Fun
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