Comments | knitprincess: Okay, Latin Nerds

knitprincess

Okay, Latin Nerds

Sep 29, 2010 19:23

Bust out your dictionaries.

I'm trying to translate Take the High Road into Latin.

High road is easy; that's altus via. The issue is with take. The verb is capere, but I'm not sure how to conjugate it. Should I use caprio? For I take the high road? Because that doesn't seem right. It's more like an order, but less... order-y.

Thoughts?

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knitprincess September 30 2010, 11:22:31 UTC

Well that sounds better. Thank you! :)

bernina2000de October 1 2010, 10:32:16 UTC

My friend drx of Calontir Trim was a Latin teacher for many years - want me to ask him?

knitprincess October 1 2010, 11:20:11 UTC

A second opinion never hurt, I think. It's just been a looooong time since I took Latin, you know?

From drx (trimguy on LJ) bernina2000de October 1 2010, 18:11:15 UTC

Viam altam age (or agite, if the command is to more than one.

Ago is the all purpose verb, do, drive, live discuss, and three more pages of meanings.