Re: Saving the System i: Fight Rather Than Switch

["Trevor Perry" <tperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The famous quote is "et tu, Brute". As Peter points out, because Brutus ends 
in "us", the vocative uses "e" - hence, it is not Brutus, but Brute, for 
this quote.

Steve does not end in "us". So, I switched it.


"Wayne McAlpine" <wayne.mcalpine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> Well, the famous quote is, I believe, "Et tu, Brute?"
>
> Trevor Perry wrote:
> > Peter,
> >
> > Only if it was meant to be serious Latin.
> > To play on Brutus, turn it into Stevus. Since it is really Steve,
> > isn't he a Brute?
> >
> > I guess if it needs explanation......
> >
> > Trevor
> >
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> >> I think that should be
> >>
> >> 'et tu, Steve'
> >>
> >> Names ending in "us" take "e" in the vocative.
> >>
> >> Peter
> >> (who helped his son prepare for today's Latin exam this weekend)
> >>
> >> Peter Colpaert
> >> Application Developer
> >> PLI - IT - Kontich, Belgium
> >> -----
> >> Yoda of Borg are we. Futile is resistance, assimilated will you be.
> >> -----
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >> et tu, stevus?
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> >> :-D