liminal_luke

My favorite high school English teacher had a plaque on her desk sporting the words illegetimi non carborundum. She was an unusually self-possessed person, someone who took that motto to heart. I´ve since read that the phrase isn´t actually proper Latin but it does come in handy from time to time, especially here on the forum and elsewhere online.

I missed my calling -- shoulda been a journalist. When writing for English-speaking audiences, I never accidently slip into foreign tongues, and certainly not Latin. Well, maybe a phrase or two for "texture and color" -- porque no? -- but never an entire paragraph.

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