"Hello Grandfather"

[David Amicus]

Would that be "Ave Ave"? Avus grandfather being in the vocative.

What are some other Latin word plays?

[Ed Cryer]

David Amicus wrote:
> Would that be "Ave Ave"? Avus grandfather being in the vocative.
>
> What are some other Latin word plays?
>

One from Cicero;
Mitto tibi navem prora puppique carentem.

Ed

[David Amicus]

Thanks!

http://www.special-dictionary.com/latin/m/mitto_tibi_navem_prora_puppique_carentem.htm

[Patricio]

On Friday, June 24, 2016 at 8:13:05 PM UTC-4, David Amicus wrote:
> Would that be "Ave Ave"? Avus grandfather being in the vocative.
>
> What are some other Latin word plays?

There’s more here, starting on page 12, “Aenigmata.”

https://books.google.com/books?id=8XBCAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=sales+poetici&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKh4Hr_cTNAhUDaD4KHaG5BeMQ6AEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=sales%20poetici&f=false

Here’s one:

Quid facies, facies veneris cum Veneris ante?
Ne sedeas, sed eas, ne pereas per eas.


--Patricio

[Patricio]

On Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 2:42:15 AM UTC-4, Patricio wrote:
> On Friday, June 24, 2016 at 8:13:05 PM UTC-4, David Amicus wrote:
> > Would that be "Ave Ave"? Avus grandfather being in the vocative.
> >
> > What are some other Latin word plays?
>
> There’s more here, starting on page 12, “Aenigmata.”
>
> https://books.google.com/books?id=8XBCAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=sales+poetici&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKh4Hr_cTNAhUDaD4KHaG5BeMQ6AEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=sales%20poetici&f=false
>

> --Patricio

Or this (I’m not sure whether it will reproduce well on your screen):

Qu an di tri fu stra
os guis rus sti de nere vit
H san mi Chri vul la

I.e.,

Quos anguis dirus tristi de funere stravit,
Hos sanguis mirus Christi de vulnere lavit.

Those whom the fearful snake struck down with sad death,
The wondrous blood of Christ cleanses of their wound.


--Patricio

[Ed Cryer]

It occurs to me that this works in English too.
I send you a ship lacking prow and poop. Hi!

Ed