Latinisms for IRC

Posted on December 13, 2003 in IRC/Chat Reading

A few phrases that seem apt for IRC discussion from More Latin for the Illiterati: A Guide to Everyday Medical, Legal and Religious Latin:

• Ignorantia elechi = the fallacy of refutation by indirection –> a common defense of those who have been found out as liars and propagandists

• Ignorantia judicis est calamitas innocentis. = the ignorance of a judge is calamitous to an accused person. –> describes a few ops

• Immoblia situm sequuntur.= Immovable objects remain in the site.

• Incommodum non servit argumentum. = Inconvenience does not serve as an argument.

• Jus summum saepa summa maltia es! = Extreme law is often extreme wrong.

• Mundus vult decipi. = The world likes to be deceived –> a Republican credo.

• Solvenur risu tabulae. = the bills of indictment are dismissed with a laugh!

• Verba jactantia. = Boastful words