Posted by John Nichols on July 02, 2015 at 08:15:19 user Mcneacail.
In Reply to: Re: latin posted by Peter Ceresole on July 02, 2015 at 07:56:53:
Dear Peter:
On the bottom of the Lakeland Cam each day there is a quote for the day. One earlier in the week from an Oxford Book is the following quote
It is not the least praise to have pleased leading men. Not everyone is lucky enough to get to Corinth.
Horace 65-8 bc
I know of Horace, even us uneducated colonials know a small amount of Latin - although I now am of the opinion that the world would be better if we all learned Latin. Personal opinion.
But the translation does not make any sense as a single concept. What has Corinth got to do with leading men? And does he mean political or actors -
So that is my question. Poule de luxe in French does not mean deluxe Chicken, it is a little bit saucier. I was using it as an example. It is the only French idiom I know - ran across it in a Bruno - Chief of police novel by a Guardian writer. It is worth reading.
John
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