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How would you say “She said goodbye too many times before.” in Latin?

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Re: How would you say “She said goodbye too many times before.” in Latin?

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post #9

I'm very confused, why is this so upvoted, someone mind explaining?

It's the degree of compression that can be achieved, from 7 words to 2.

English can do reasonably well if you don't mind poetic sounding language (and, to be fair, Shakespeare compressed down a lot of things into shorter, poetic idioms we use today). Something like her farewells overran, perhaps.

Re: How would you say “She said goodbye too many times before.” in Latin?

#14

I'm very confused, why is this so upvoted, someone mind explaining?

It's a fascinating bit of information that demands minimal time to absorb and comprehend. It's a refreshing break from the usual content seen here while still being intellectually stimulating.

Re: How would you say “She said goodbye too many times before.” in Latin?

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Yes, latin crams more meaning into each word (gender, tense ect) but that doesnt make it superior, rather different. English is generally short than french, but french remains the more exacting and clear language for communicating specific ideas.

Re: How would you say “She said goodbye too many times before.” in Latin?

#16

Yes, latin crams more meaning into each word (gender, tense ect) but that doesnt make it superior, rather different. English is generally short than french, but french remains the more exacting and clear language for communicating specific ideas.

[citation needed]?!

Re: How would you say “She said goodbye too many times before.” in Latin?

#17

Yes, latin crams more meaning into each word (gender, tense ect) but that doesnt make it superior, rather different. English is generally short than french, but french remains the more exacting and clear language for communicating specific ideas.

Nitpick: it's etc for et cetera

Re: How would you say “She said goodbye too many times before.” in Latin?

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I'm very confused, why is this so upvoted, someone mind explaining?

I am not sure why I upvoted this. Perhaps because I have dealt with C, C++, Java, JavaScript and some Python. I know a smattering of French, German, Dutch, Japanese and Czech. So perhaps that too. Or perhaps because of the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis.

Re: How would you say “She said goodbye too many times before.” in Latin?

#20

I'm very confused, why is this so upvoted, someone mind explaining?

It directly relates to the recent ETL (Extract - Transform - Load) thread patterns.

Here someone seeks to do for Maroon 5's This Love what has been done for Greenday's Boulevard of Broken Dreams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mip30YF1iuo

I look forward to near future efforts with the Sleaford Mods' Blog Maggot.

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