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Subject:
English translation of Latin phrase.
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Books and Literature Asked by: sorrel-ga List Price: $2.50 |
Posted:
28 Feb 2003 14:20 PST
Expires: 30 Mar 2003 14:20 PST Question ID: 168520 |
What is the translation of the Latin phrase "In Ius Voco Spurious"? I never studied Latin, so my best effort is "No false Speech" or "No lies" or (since this is on the wall of a small business in Texas) "No bullshit allowed". The owner of the business said the sign was left when he moved in, and he doesn't know what it means. |
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Re: English translation of Latin phrase.
Answered By: pinkfreud-ga on 28 Feb 2003 16:39 PST |
Literally, "In Ius Voco Spurius" means something like "I speak the law to the illegitimate." To break it down: 'ius' is a variant form of 'jus', or 'law. 'Voco' means 'I speak'. 'Spurius' is Latin for 'person born out of wedlock'. A more succinct (and more amusing) way to say this is "Sue the bastards." Here are a couple of online citations (one of which misspells 'spurius' as 'spirius', but what's a typo here or there?): "In ius voco spurius... Sue the bastards" Albert Pike Demolay http://www.albertpikedemolay.org/sricf/currentroster.html "In Ius Voco Spirius (sue the bastards in Latin)" Way of the Exploding Octopus Guestbook http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9868/geobook.html This reminds me very much of a sign that my doctor has had in his waiting-room for many years, with the slogan "Illegitimi Non Carborundum" -- which is garbled Latin for "Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down." More on that phrase may be found here: Santa Cruz Public Library http://www.santacruzpl.org/readyref/files/a-b/bastard.shtml My search strategy started with my rather rusty knowledge of Latin. I then proceeded to search the Web for backup: Google Web Search: "in ius voco" ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22in+ius+voco Thanks for asking an amusing question. If anything I've said is unclear or incomplete, or if any of the links do not function, please request clarification; I'll be glad to offer further assistance. Die dulci freure (Have a nice day)! ~pinkfreud |
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