A Collection of Language Guides

Let's take down Rosetta Stone and the new Duolingo boys and girls

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Rian Johnson (2019)

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Bella! Horidda bella!~ wars! Terrible wars!

Such as World War I, II, and maybe…

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Beātus ille quī procul negōtiīs~ happy the man who far away from business… tills with his own oxen the fields his father owned.

Such as to work the land and not sell it

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Barbā tenus sapientēs~ literally, ‘wise as far as the beard’, i.e. with the appearance of wisdom only.

Such as Dumbledore

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Avito viret honore~ he is green with ancestral honours; such are the honours heaped on his forefathers that he a thrives on them b wears them like a laurel crown

Such as history has brought him wealth

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A verbis ad verbera~ from words to blows

Palabras a camerreros

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Ave Maria~ Hail Mary~ a the angel’s salutation to the Virgen Mary, from St Luke’s gospel b the first two words of a prayer to the Virgin as Mother of God, often set to music

Such as I love my Savior and my sister

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Ave atque vale~ hail and farewell: a greeting followed by a goodbye

Such as to die for a ruler

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Aut vincere aut mori~ either to conquer or to die

Such as pride surpasses the desire to live

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Aut regem aut fatuum nasci oportet~ one should be born either king or fool

Such as we grant no opportunities for true advancement in society so it is best to retain one’s ignorance

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Aut prodesse volunt aut delectare poetae~ poets seek either to profit or to please

Such as I make nothing for this please love me lol and grant me social capital back in return which can be turned into a profit

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Aut non tentaris aut perfice~ either do not attempt or finish the job

Such as “all or nothing”

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Aut inveniam viam aut faciam~ either I shall find a way or I shall make one

Such as I will climb over the gate or tunnel under it

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Aut insanit homo aut versus facit~ either the man is mad or he is writing poetry

Such as he wants her to love him

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Aut Caesar aut nullus (or nihil)~ either Caesar (i.e. the emperor) or nobody (nothing) i.e. all or nothing

Such as ‘I wonder why they stabbed you?’

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“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”

— Paulo Coelho