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Latin to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / translation | | Latin term or phrase: Ad hominem expurgates in statu quo | | This quote is from prince and the pauper, it's suppose to be funny |
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19 hrs confidence:   to the man you cleanse in the existing state
Explanation:
"Nonsense Latin" in Mark Twain, the Prince and the Pauper, see google books entry
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Note added at 19 hrs (2009-11-18 21:13:58 GMT)
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s.b. "expurgatis"
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Note added at 4 days (2009-11-22 16:07:06 GMT)
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Chapter XXIV - Summary
Hendon blackmails the constable about the pig purchase to let Edward escape. When the constable says it was a joke, Hendon says he'll ask the judge if it seems like a joke. Hendon names the constable's crime, "Non compos mentis lex talionis sic transit gloria mundi," which, literally translated, means "Not of sound mind law of retaliation thus passes away the glory of the world"in other words, gobbledygook. The constable believes it. Miles adds, "Ad hominem expurgatis in statu quo" (To the man you cleanse in the existing state) for good measure.
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