Salvete omnes!
I was wondering about the words 'cunctus' vs 'totus?'
Are these words exact synonyms, or are there some usage differences?
Gratias vobis ago, amici!
cunctus vs totus
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Re: cunctus vs totus
Thank you for this very useful resource, cb. I'm not sure I totally grasp the distinction that the author is making between omnis, totus, cunctus, and universus, but it was useful nonetheless. // Gratias tibi ago, cb, hoc auxilium clare utile nobis ferenti. Dubito quin discrimen inter verba omnis, totus, cunctus, universusque quod auctor designat adusque concipiam, sed etiam utile est intellectu.cb wrote:hi, see s1793 of dumesnil's book:
http://books.google.com/books?id=pWQZAAAAYAAJ&pg=486
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Quis ut Deus, at your stage I'd remember what the author writes at the end, that these words are sometimes used interchangeably. // Quis ut Deus, studiis latinae tuis adhuc proventis, memento sententiam auctoris dicentem omnia haec verba sine discrimine saepe fieri.
Horae quidem cedunt et dies et menses et anni, nec praeteritum tempus umquam revertitur nec quid sequatur sciri potest. Quod cuique temporis ad vivendum datur, eo debet esse contentus. --Cicero, De Senectute
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Re: cunctus vs totus
Salvete!
Thanks for the link.
So, I could write something like:
Puto feminas cunctas (totas) pulchras esse.
Thanks for the link.
So, I could write something like:
Puto feminas cunctas (totas) pulchras esse.
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