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October 31, 2004
Brevissimae Bracae Femineae
If you thought Latin was a dead language, wake up. The Vatican has helpfully "updated" the language to include such words as cigarette (fistula nicotina), punk (punkianae catervae assecla), and nightclub (taberna nocturna). Their stated reason for the update? Cletus Pavanetto, the president of the Latinitas Foundation, said, "It is for theologians who wish to make their writing more relevant to modern issues, but it is also for any Latin enthusiast who wishes to make himself better understood."
So how do you like the hot pants in the title of this post?
Courtesy of Patrick.
Posted by KinCross at October 31, 2004 12:13 PM
Comments
Too weird. Head spinning.....thud.
Posted by: JP at October 31, 2004 07:20 PM