Sfacim!

Paul Mackin mackin at allware.com
Wed Jul 23 05:39:24 CDT 1997


Sfacim sfacimento is so suggestive of that great-sounding
thing they do in Latin with inflections (used to do):

mutatis mutandis--the necessary changes having been changed
sanctum sanctorum--the holy of holies
per omnia saecula saeculorum--world without end
in saecula saeculorum--for ever and ever
servus servorum Dei--servant of the servants of God		
imperium in imperio--a government within a government
ignotum per ignotius--the difficult through the more difficult
gratia gratiam partit--kindness begets kindness
facio ut facias--I do that you may do
omne vivum ex vivo--life comes from life.

Wishing I remembered more of this fabulous language than
a few famous sayings.

			P.



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