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What does the expression 'fortuna me adiuvat ' mean
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fortuna - fortune good luck
me - me, myself, moi
adiuvat - favours
word order is correct for Latin - subject object verb (SOV)
VOS languages do exist - weird ! papua new guinea springs to mind
Klingon is an intentionally constructed VOS language
this is not bad
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the phrase shudduv been fortuna iuvat audaces
( audax bold ) which hardly ever occurs as to call yourself 'audax' is tempting fate ( hubris and so on )
I like Pasteur's gloss
fortune favours the prepared mind ....
you have attracted some unnecessary possy comments IMO
me - me, myself, moi
adiuvat - favours
word order is correct for Latin - subject object verb (SOV)
VOS languages do exist - weird ! papua new guinea springs to mind
Klingon is an intentionally constructed VOS language
this is not bad
http://
the phrase shudduv been fortuna iuvat audaces
( audax bold ) which hardly ever occurs as to call yourself 'audax' is tempting fate ( hubris and so on )
I like Pasteur's gloss
fortune favours the prepared mind ....
you have attracted some unnecessary possy comments IMO
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