On the Lighter Side...

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Useful Syntax

From the book X-treme Latin by Henry Beard, pages 77-79

Imperative

Latin:  Futue te ipsum.

English: Go fuck yourself.

Imperfect Subjunctive Expressing a Wish for the Present

Latin: Utinam tete futures.

English: Would that you would go fuck yourself!

First Supine Expressing a Wish for the Present with Verbs of Motion

Latin: I fututum te

Comments

[seishonagon]

The best thing about X-Treme Latin is that it's part of a series. Henry Beard has lots more where that came from, in Latin For All Occasions and Latin For Even More Occasions.

For the non-profane, I recommend his French For Cats series. It's delightful and has many of the same devices for grammar with non-profane examples.

That said, the profane version rocks beyond description. :)

[frigatebird]

Re: Future participle denoting intention or likelihood

The only thing I can think is "For those about to rock..."

[becky_kitty]

Dear Sweet Gods,

Please restore Emily's sanity, for it is going the way of my own, but she needs hers more.

Becky

[batshua]

I love you.