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Moabarmorgamer
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Hi, and I came up with this game just for fun, and to see how many people in AG know different languages.
The object of the game is to get the top of the leaderboard, but to do that you have to translate a sentence I have given you; but wait, it gets trickier. The sentence given will not be in English, but in Latin. You must change it into another language, any language you want as long as it hasn't been used already for the same sentence. You can look at other sentences; that way, you don't necessarily have to know Latin. You may not post the translation in English.
If you use a translating machine or copy someone else's sentence, then you are kicked out of that round. Do it three times, and you'll be kicked out permanently.
My sentences will be just for fun. If I have a mistake, please point it out to me, however, they will usually be small. I may be a Grammar Nazi in English, but in Latin, well, my grammar sucks.
A round ends when I want it to end, then I will post a new sentence.
Unfortunately, I only know Latin and English; thus, I will be forced to use a translating machine to ascertain that your sentence is correct. Therefore, I request that you tell me what language your sentence has translated to in. At the end of each round, I will give the points earned, and tell everyone the English translation.
I don't expect many people to join, but it'll still be fun...
Here is your sentence:
"Sic, may hec incoho."
*sigh* Does anyone know something that would fit there better than "incoho"? I know that it doesn't fit perfectly...
Anyway, yeah, anyone who wants to join can.

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Moabarmorgamer
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You got Ninja'd .

Etiam. Bis, haud minor.
Yes. Twice, no less.
OperationNilo
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OK. *sigh* it's sad no one's in here.

Moabarmorgamer
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Yes, too bad. It really says something about the intelligence of the average AG user, doesn't it?

jkmadman1
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It really does Moat and I am one of those know it all people.let's see I can speak English about 20 words in Spanish.1 word in French and Italian and that's it.

Moabarmorgamer
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*snort.*
You're kidding, right?
Haud Latin? Operor nullus of vos narro Latin?

OperationNilo
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I only know some words in latin.

Vitae, life.
A.D. is an abbreviation for "Anno Domini" altough I don't know what that means.

Moabarmorgamer
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Yeah, in the non-religious version of the timeline(that is to say, in the religious version B.C. is Before Christ and A.D. is After Death), Anno Domini is indeed A.D.
I'm not sure on Anno; it either means "year" or &quotroduce", and Domini means "lord".
After having googled the meaning of the phrase(lol, had to cheat), I discover that anno domini means "year of our lord".
So...yeah. I was right!

OperationNilo
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Well. Am I right in Vitae?

Moabarmorgamer
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Yeah, you're right.
Well, technically. I'm pretty sure there's not an "e",(just vita), but I could be wrong.

OperationNilo
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Allright. Know what Curriculum Vitae means?

Moabarmorgamer
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I believe I do.
A running life.
And here I was thinking you didn't know Latin.

OperationNilo
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This are some of the only words I know.I know about ten words.

firefox123
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what are we supposed to be translateing ohhh find out what this conversation means
Salve!
Salve! Quid est nomen tibi?
Mihi nomen est Octavius
Quid?
Mihi nomen est Octavius. Et tibi?
Mihi nomen est Maxima.
Quid?
Mihi nomen est Maxima.
Vale.
Vale.
sorry i have latin right now

Moabarmorgamer
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...Firefox, read the OP.
Seriously uncool.
But for the heck of it, sure, I'll translate that.

To be well.
To be well. What is name to you?
Me name is Octavius.
What?
Me name is Octavius. And to you?
Me name is Maxima.
What?
Me name is Maxima.


For future reference, the Latin word for "my" is "meus." I think you were confused?

Moabarmorgamer
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Meus namen est Jonathan; melior notus ut Moat.
Still, I'm glad to see someone else here speaks Latin.

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