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stella40 -> Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/25/2007 8:33:27 PM)

I was just wondering, given the difficulty some people have using and understanding English in their profiles and postings, whether throwing in the odd Latin term or phrase would help or improve matters.

I have compiled a brief guide.

Stella's Concise Guide to BDSM Latin Terms

A bene placito - to a Domme requiring a tribute
A contrario - to someone who's blocked you
Ab absurdo - an absurd posting
Ab asino lanam - an asinine posting
Ab imo pectore - a posting from a muscular Dom
Ab initio - OP or original posting
Absit omen - posting which will provoke a lot of flames
Acta est fabula, plaudite! - a fabulous activity, well done!
Acta non verba - non-consensual play
Acta sanctorum - safety play
Ad absurdum - an absurd thread
Ad alta - the topmost thread
Ad astra per aspera - thread with a lot of postings
Ad captandum vulgus - a thread containing flaming and vulgar language
Ad clerum - a thread about religion
Ad fundum - a thread about financial domination
Ad hominem - a thread about male submissives/Dominants
Ad infinitum - a thread which goes on and on and on
Ad nauseum - a thread which makes everyone sick
Ad perpetuam rei memoriam - a thread about a subject constantly discussed with recent previous threads
Anno domini - a new Dominant
Annus bisextus - enjoying ass play from both sexes
Annus horribilis - anal sex without lubrication
Aqua pura - water sports
Argumentum ad hominem - arguments between male Doms/subs
Argumentum ad ignorantiara - arguing with a troll
Ars gratia artis - a cookie cutter message
Ars longa, vita brevis - a long message followed by a quick block
Audio, video, disco - online domination
Beatae memoriae - a memorable beating
Beatus - a riding crop
Camera obscura - my webcam doesn't work
Casus belli - a fat thread
Compos mentis - sane and consensual
Consummatum est - sex after play
Corpus delicti - a very attractive body
Corpus vile - ugly person
Cum grano salis - semen tastes salty
Cum laude magnum - noisy multiple orgasm
Cum laude - a noisy orgasm
Cura posterior - ass worship
Dic mihi solum facta, domina - do you like my dick shot Mistress?
Disjecta membra - castration fantasy
Domino optimo maximo - a Dominatrix offering full service
Dominus tecum - Doms who encourage orgasms
Dominus vobiscum - Doms who forbid orgasms or impose chastity
Domus dulcis domus - a Dom trying to dom a Dom
Dramatis personae - a drama queen
Dum excusare credis - a silly but credible excuse
Dum vivimus vivimus - idiots live happier than others
Ecce homo - a munch for gay males
Ex abrupto - sudden end to a relationship
Flamma fumo est proxima - you are about to be flamed
Functus officio - an official fruitcake
Gens togata - male fetishwear
Genus irritabile vatum - types of troll
Homo nudus cum nuda iacebat - sex in this gay nudist camp allowed
ignoratio elenchi - a Hungarian troll
Imitatores, servum pecus! - fake submissives!
In actu - at play
In camera - my webcam is working
In distans - a long distance relationship
In nomine Domini - meeting a new Dom
In posterum - anally
Intelligenti pauca - blonde moment
Ora et labora - oral worship
Ora pro nobis - oral sex
Post bellum - a beautiful message
Post coitum - a sexual message
Post factum - a true message
Postatem obscuri lateris nescitis - many messages hide the genuine person
Pro bono (pro bono publico) - CBT (public CBT)
Romani ite domum - a gypsy Dom
Sub dio - a submissive who also doms
Sub judice - a judgmental submissive
Sub lite - a part time submissive
Sub rosa - a Spanish submissive girl called rosa
sub secreto - a closet submissive
sub silentio - a passive submissive
Sub sole nihil novi est - a new submissive into foot worship
Sub voce - a bratty sub
Subucula tua apparet - a submissive's gift of submission
suggestio falsi - bad advice
suggestio veri, suggestio falsi - good advice, bad advice, confusion
veni, vidi, duci - I came, I saw, I trolled



MamaDomme -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/25/2007 8:38:47 PM)

I love it!!  Thank you Stella for all your hard work there!



ExSteelAgain -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/25/2007 8:40:12 PM)

Stella, you have too much time. Why in the world would you want to go to that extreme? I can possibly see an occasional Latin reference, but many? Why?

If you are thinking an international type language thing, why not English? CM seems to be mainly an English board that the commerce, academic and entertainment communities follow.



slaverosebeauty -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/25/2007 10:01:27 PM)

Thanks for that list, I have about 5 or 6 Latin dictionaries on my comp already, no lifestyle on though, I will add those my my phrase book for later. Thanks.



Lordandmaster -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/25/2007 10:05:05 PM)

Duci?  That can't be right.

quote:

ORIGINAL: stella40

veni, vidi, duci - I came, I saw, I trolled



Petronius -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 5:00:47 AM)

Stella!

Only Doms should be posting things like this.

Quod licet Jovi non licet bovi



becca333 -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 5:03:36 AM)

Purely brilliant.

And you have WAY too much time on your hands.



LadyEllen -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 5:12:33 AM)

The level of scholarship - very impressive!

And for anyone who didnt get it, you clearly need to brush up on your Latin.

E



Trampler -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 7:24:07 AM)

I love it, though don't be suprised if you get email like: "gee you don't look latino" 



Eldritchdancer -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 9:51:06 AM)

Having a phrase from a foreign language in your profile usually makes a person pick up a dictionary, even if it is online. I can't see that as a bad thing. But my geek level includes having read the Unabridged Dictionary most libraries carry. The one you could kill a person with. [:D] 

Master Darkmoon



Aswad -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 10:20:02 AM)

To the OP...

Actually, the medical community uses latin pretty much for the exclusive reason that it avoids semantic drift, something that IMO plagues the BDSM community (or at least those of us in it who attempt concise communication).

Quite a funny "compilation", though. [:D]



Aswad -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 10:22:06 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: ExSteelAgain

Stella, you have too much time. Why in the world would you want to go to that extreme? I can possibly see an occasional Latin reference, but many? Why?


Err... those terms do not mean what she said... it was an elaborate joke, and well done at that.

Look some of them up if you don't know them from before.

The misrepresented meanings are hilarious.



Aswad -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 10:24:26 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Petronius

Quod licet Jovi non licet bovi


Sic transit licentia Petronii...



ExSteelAgain -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 10:26:33 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Aswad

quote:

ORIGINAL: ExSteelAgain

Stella, you have too much time. Why in the world would you want to go to that extreme? I can possibly see an occasional Latin reference, but many? Why?


Err... those terms do not mean what she said... it was an elaborate joke, and well done at that.

Look some of them up if you don't know them from before.

The misrepresented meanings are hilarious.



Ahhhh, thanks..duh me. I didn't read them obviously. LOL



Aswad -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 10:27:55 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Eldritchdancer

Having a phrase from a foreign language in your profile usually makes a person pick up a dictionary, even if it is online.


In fact, if you post things like "لكني نظرتم.", people will have to use an online dictionary, if they don't already know the language in question, as they can copy-paste into the online version, but will have no idea how the alphabet in question is collated in a paper dictionary.

I sometimes post hieroglyphics, though I'm nice enough to provide the translation [;)]



shyinini -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 11:02:19 AM)

hillarious Stella, yakanaka chiazvo shamwari yangu  [sm=applause.gif]



Suleiman -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 3:18:34 PM)

I'll admit, the humor is great, but not as much fun as the folks who either didn't read the list or who didn't catch the various jokes scattered throughout. Very cute.



windchymes -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 4:02:29 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster

Duci?  That can't be right.

quote:

ORIGINAL: stella40

veni, vidi, duci - I came, I saw, I trolled



I came, I saw, I douched?



robertolapiedra -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 4:06:59 PM)

Hello stella40. Great fun but...Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur methinks! RL



dcnovice -> RE: Using Latin in profiles and on boards (6/26/2007 4:24:57 PM)

In college a dorm floor of young men with a strong sense of their prowess regarding women wore T-shirts saying, "Vidi. Vici. Veni."



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