Author: Dagh Nielsen
Date: 05:10:02 12/14/05
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On December 14, 2005 at 08:02:44, Ryan B. wrote: >On December 14, 2005 at 07:55:28, A Quiet Romanian wrote: > >>It's in Latin my son. >>Regards, >>Silvian > >ok, > >Ceterum censeo >Otherwise argue > >esse >to be > >delendam? <--- what is this word in english? I won't bother to translate word-to-word, but the quote comes from that Roman senator who apparently ended all his speeches in the senate by saying, "btw, I think Carthage should be destroyed", which it eventually was. It is used today to convey the message that you will not compromise or ignore what you consider of primary importance, as far as I would explain it. Regards, Dagh Nielsen
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