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Check my terrible Latin, δέομαι.

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I'm attaching a floating text message to an object in Second Life. I want it to say, "touch to get a notecard." My version currently: continge ut chartam recipas. Workable or ghastly solecism?

Wait till I ask you to verify the motto for my heavy-metal band that's also a magickal religious order that I'll need to get a tattoo of.
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Post by vir litterarum »

"recipio" is a third-io verb, so your message should read, "continge ut chartam recipias."

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vir litterarum wrote:"recipio" is a third-io verb,
D'oh!

Thank you.
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Post by calvinist »

I think you could use the uncompounded 'capio' with the same sense and give it some alliteration for style:

continge ut chartam capias. 8)

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calvinist wrote:continge ut chartam capias.
Ahh... very Latin, and it satisfies my own susceptibility to alliteration.
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