2026-09-10 20:56 UTC
@mdhughes@appdot.net @nosrednayduj@hachyderm.io @simon_brooke@mastodon.scot @sigue@universeodon.com @vnikolov@ieji.de @screwlisp@gamerplus.org @kentpitman@climatejustice.social Shouldn't that be »moriturus te salutat«?
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@Ardubal@mastodon.xyz 2026-09-10 21:02
@mdhughes@appdot.net @nosrednayduj@hachyderm.io @simon_brooke@mastodon.scot @sigue@universeodon.com @vnikolov@ieji.de @screwlisp@gamerplus.org @kentpitman@climatejustice.social OK, both are grammatically possible, but the usual original phrasing is »morituri te salutant« IIRC. On the other hand, according to Wikipedia it seems to come from Suetonus, who is probably not a very trustworthy source.