Monday, May 12, 2008

Correction

A while back I offered an inaccurate translation of the Latin phrase Mors Principium Est.

It actually means "Death is the Beginning."

I apologize for any confusion this may have caused, though honestly I can't imagine any since I imagine I'm about the only one who's ever heard of this band anyway.

But it's curious, isn't it, how words seem to be imbued with more power when they're in Latin? I'm reminded of the scene in the movie Tombstone where Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo are sparring in Latin and Johnny Ringo caresses the butt of his pistol and says Eventus stultorum magister. This means "Experience is the teacher of fools", but somehow Eventus stultorum magister seems cooler.

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