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amans
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by amans » Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:23 pm
saluete omnes
I remember a former teacher of mine quoting this in Latin:
sunt pueri pueri pueri puerilia tractant
I am just wondering if the conditional clause does not need a subordinating conjunction. Any thoughts?
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mraig
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by mraig » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:56 pm
I'm not sure where there is a conditional clause (as written); it seems to me like two sentences joined without any punctuation:
sunt pueri pueri; pueri puerilia tractant.
Boys are boys; boys do boy things.
Is there another way of taking it that I don't see?
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by benissimus » Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:01 am
I take it the same way. I don't see why a conditional would seem more likely.
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