[Editors] Latin question

[Scott R Campbell]

Wow.  This crowd.  I am thoroughly amused and enlightened.  I think  
we should all go out for a drink and toast ourselves.  In emphatical  
Latin.
⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
Scott Campbell
Director of Communications	
MIT School of Architecture + Planning



On Apr 25, 2007, at 1:15 PM, Tom Pixton wrote:

> The Latin word "pectus" means "breast" but also can mean "soul" or  
> "mind." Pectus is the nominative singluar, pectoris the genitive  
> singular. "Pectus pectoris" means "heart of a heart" so you  
> probably wouldn't want that. Latin nouns are often given in grammar  
> books in the first and second forms of their declensions, ie, "res,  
> rei," or "thing (nominative case)", "thing (genitive case)". Your  
> brother probably didn't intend for you to write "pectus pectoris."  
> More likely: Mens, Manus et Pectus.
>
> But this sounds very odd, mostly because "pectus" sounds like  
> "pectoral muscles" (which of course is it's English cognate). I'd  
> suggest using "cor, cordis" which means "heart" as in, seat of  
> emotion. It also can mean "mind" and judgement". So you'd say,  
> "mens manus et cor." Sounds nicer than the pecky thing.
>
> You could also say "cor, cor et atque cor" as in "mind, judgement,  
> and [yet again] heart"
>
> Non sapis atque sapis [Virgil],
>
> Tom
>
> On Apr 25, 2007, at 11:44 AM, William T G Litant wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone out there have an expertise in Latin? (Mine is limited  
>> to the Pig dialect.) Qestion:
>>
>> As you (better) know, the MIT motto is "Mens et Manus." For an  
>> article I'm wiritng, I want to add "and heart." Is it correct to  
>> say "Mens et Manus et Pectus"? My brother, the scholar, thinks it  
>> may be "Mens et Manus et Pectus Pectoris," but advises me to seek  
>> professional help (which the whole family has been urging me to do  
>> for years).
>>
>> Can anyone assist?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Best,
>> Bill
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