sunt pueri pueri

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amans
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sunt pueri pueri

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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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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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I take it the same way. I don't see why a conditional would seem more likely.
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