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Subject:RE: Grind you down From:"David Chinell" <dchinell -at- email -dot- msn -dot- com> To:"'TECHWR-L'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 28 Oct 1999 09:21:02 -0400
John:
I'm totally in the dark, but think "carbonarum"
should be "carborundum". Carborundum sounds Latin,
but is actually the name of an abrasive substance.
I'm doing a search as I compose this . . .
Meanwhile, here's another idea. Some people find
stuff like that a little out of place in the
office (it does contain a thinly-veiled curse
word). Perhaps rather than just the words, you
could design a personal crest for her, with that
as the motto in smaller type below the crest.
Okay -- here's what I found:
Illegitum Non Carborundum
That looks right to me.
Bear
-----Original Message-----
From: bounce-techwr-l-10308 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
[mailto:bounce-techwr-l-10308 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On
Behalf Of Aoidìn
Scully
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 4:52 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Grind you down
As far as I remember it's 'Nolite tes bastardes
carbonarum'...but I'm
not entirely sure about the 'tes' bit...dang,
shoulda listened in Latin
class...
