On Thu, 9 May 2002, Jamie Nay wrote: > Take it from me, I've been studying Latin for three years now. "i.e." > stands for ille est, not id est. First and foremost, please spare the list such noise. If you're going to share with us your knowledge of grammar and diction--and such pursuits are mostly welcome--then, I beg of you, also have the decency to adhere to list standards by providing the obligatory, topical addendum. Second: It is said Comenius and Erasmus were learned in Latin. The world would have one fewer falsehood had you only been alive at such time to put to shame such claims of knowledge for Alas! they used "id est" to mean "that is." Perhaps after you succeed in having Comenius erased from history's esteem, you can work on revising the Oxford Latin Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary, and Oxford American Dictionary, for they more boldly suggest that <<is, ea, id>> additionally translate to "this, that" and "id est" to "that is." Kindly taking it from you, -dak -- +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | FAQ: http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~fletchra/Circle/list-faq.html | | Archives: http://post.queensu.ca/listserv/wwwarch/circle.html | | Newbie List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/circle-newbies/ | +---------------------------------------------------------------+
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