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[Munchkin]

[thebruce]

interesting... if languages are evolving over time, and we can assume that because they speak english they must have had latin, then is it safe to say that our english and theirs may still slightly differ? If we arrive at words in our modern day through specific events or discoveries and such, might it be possible that some words, scientific or slang or some such, may be slightly different?

Look at me, I'm fighting to keep my eyes open... I'm leaving now

[Rei]

e pi G (big g) are all universal constants (and there are many more) that i would expect to find the same in their universe and ours.

This universe is the only one that could exist, any small variation would have made it collapse or expand so much it would not exist today.

[firefox]

except they would probably have zeller's 3rd law of motion, or adamek's gravitational constal or gosh knows what. of course if say a banana were to have fallen on zeller's head, instead of our newtonian apple, well god knows what physics laws they have, or what path their history has taken. here's to hoping the pm's have cooked up an engaging and immersive story (which we know they have ) which will explain everything tiny little detail we have poured over.

[Rei]

Cmon Newton wasnt actually hit on the head by an apple...

besides if we want to argue this (i dont, but ignore that) i expect that in a different universe they will have different plants as the enviroment is different... i expect their naming system is different (only its not, da da daaa)

[Sasuntsi Davit]

[Rei]

Yeah i did mention that there were loads of others...

your just jelous... but i think the best constant is Hubbles, which err isnt.

[Sasuntsi Davit]

[djrazz]

if you stare long enough at anything you can find contants (patterns)

put your tv on antenna and watch static for an hour or so you will probably be more entertained than watchin REALITY TV

[maxim]

[Violet]

Hiya,

Help!!!

I tried really hard to translate the "quaerere initium sapientiae", and all I have come up with is that "sapientiae" is either Wisdom or Philosopher/s. 'sapientia' is the word for wisdom, so I think whoever wrote the moto tried to pluralise it. However, still can't translate "quaerere' as I would've thought it would have to be "quaero" or "quaerito" - the infinitive of the verb to 'seek'. If you conjugate the verb in the voice it looks to be in the motto, you don't get the ending 'ere' at all, even if you change the tense.

Basically now I'm stuck on 'nihil obstat scientia' for much the same reasons - it doesn't seem to make sense, as though someone translated literally using a Latin-English dictionary.

Any help would be appreciated, you all seem to know heaps more than me as I'm a poor little new person!

Ta x

[Seej]

[yanka]

[Violet]

Cheers me dears,

Was wondering whether this meant the letters used in the Latin had to correspond to something, or be part of a code, but still look like Latin?

[Salkunh]

I think the only way to do what I assume your trying to do would be as an acrostic and its not long enough to be that.