'Nothing about us' … in Latin

[silk_dragon_zen]

Apparently,

Nihil de nobis sine nobis operatur

is how you say “Nothing about us without us” in Latin, according to Google Translate.

Comments

[sinisterporpoise]

Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur.

"Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound."

[silk_dragon_zen]

VIAR!!! <— Latin for ROFL!!! :D (big grin)

VIAR = “volvitur in area, ridet” = “rolling on the floor laughing”

[frobisherw]

Good latin geekery. :-)

[silk_dragon_zen]

Alas, translating “geekery” or even just “geek/nerd” into Latin is amazingly difficult: http://latindiscussion.com/forum/latin/geek-or-nerd.5850/

Btw, it's good to see you on DW again, frobisherw. :) (smilie)

[meridian_rose]

Interesting! I know "nihil" and "sine" and would have guessed "operatur" as to do with "operating/doing/working". I also agree with the first comment that anything in Latin sounds profound; a lot of cultural baggage around the Church and the intersection with those who were educated is partly to blame, I think. Then again, anything in a language you don't understand can sound "odd". Something mundane might sound more romantic in Spanish, for example :) (smile)

[silk_dragon_zen]

Lol, yes, and more militaristic in German, or more creepy in Russian, or more mysterious in Romanian, or more honorable in Japanese, or more Mathematical in Ancient Greek, or funnier in Yiddish, etc. :D (big grin)

ETA: … or more laid back in Norwegian, or more irritated in Scotts, or more histrionical in Italian, or more intellectual in French (or German, depending on the accent), or more romantic in Portuguese and French (again depending on accent) as well as in Spanish.

[sinisterporpoise]

More musical in Spanish. I don't necessarily buy language stereotypes, although German and Russian do sound a little aggressive compared to many other languages.

[silk_dragon_zen]

This is true. But some of these stereotypes do fit a little.