by Lucia Horatia Adamas » Tue Jul 11, 2017 11:11 pm
L. Horatia Adamas fautoribus omnibus linguæ Latinæ S.P.D.
Yes, Philo, Idibus Oct. = October 15th, which is nefastus publicus, the day of the October horse (inter alia).
I would prefer to have 'magistri' left untranslated; most of us know what 'magister' means--and all of us should. Moreover, 'master' does not strike the ears of many as being a desirable word unless it is accompanied by the name of a profession: master builder, master electrician, master violinist, master teacher… otherwise it reeks of slavery, and bears hints of sexual perversions. Its feminine form, too, happens to be 'mistress,' which has other implications. (Note: some English nouns have perfectly legitimate feminine forms, which some refuse to use on the grounds that they are insulting. They are not insulting to this sensible feminist, who knows that 'between Joe and I' is not acceptable English, nor is 'if I was you,' as well as that 'hostess' [etc.] is not insulting).
The future imperatives should all be translated with 'shall,' in proper documentary style. Laboro capite, ergo hocc confirmare non possum.
Reminder: I shall be away at the Academia Latinitati Fovendæ convention later this month….and may not have access although I shall bring my computer with me.
Valete!