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Latin Help

FellhandFellhand Registered User regular
edited March 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
I was looking to translate the phrase "Know your place" into latin. I thought it would be a nice little project to put that on a piece of wood and hang it or something. The problem I'm having is I don't know latin very well and when I keep trying to translate it using different online apps I keep ending up with what is probably the literal translation, but not the one I'm looking for. I'm trying to translate it in terms of "know your place in society" or something like that, not "know where your house is."

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  • Rein08Rein08 Registered User new member
    edited March 2008
    I think you're looking for "loci societa scis". It's literal translation is "you know your place in society." I checked my charts so unless I've forgotten basics it should be right.

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  • NogsNogs Crap, crap, mega crap. Crap, crap, mega crap.Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I think that 'scis' should be imperative Rein.

    edit: also, i don't know if that is classical latin or not. but I haven't come across the word 'societa'. there is 'socius' but that is more of an ally or friend then it is society in general.

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