Dec 20, 2000 09:07
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Latin term
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semper ubi sub ubi
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It was something someone asked me if I knew, I have no knowledge of Latin
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| 0 +2 | [Latin words, but not a Latin phrase. Only an old joke -- see the explanation.] |
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[Latin words, but not a Latin phrase. Only an old joke -- see the explanation.]
This is a joke in the macaronic style, that is, using words from Latin to create English sentences.
The phrase is meaningless in Latin. Individually the words are as follows:
SEMPER: always.
UBI: where.
SUB: under.
Now, if you say the English words, rather than the Latin, the resulting sounds resemble the English sentence, "Always wear underwear."
It's a very old joke among Anglophone students of Latin.
The phrase is meaningless in Latin. Individually the words are as follows:
SEMPER: always.
UBI: where.
SUB: under.
Now, if you say the English words, rather than the Latin, the resulting sounds resemble the English sentence, "Always wear underwear."
It's a very old joke among Anglophone students of Latin.
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