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Re: YKTCPIA_E_YRI




Poster: edh@ascc01.ascc.lucent.com

> You know the Crown Prince is an _educated_ Yankee redneck when:
>
> 	He uses $5 words like vaticinat(or)
>
> 	**from the Latin vaticinari**
>
> >  You are indeed a true vaticinator.

I'm still not sure what he meant by that.  My dictionary just gives
"prophet" as the meaning of "vaticinator", but "vaticinari" is
translated as "prophesy; celebrate in verse; rave, rant".  I need
to look back at Lord Philip's posting to see if it's in verse.

-- Alfredo

 
 
Alfredo el Bufon
Elvegast, Windmaster's Hill, Atlantia
edh@ascc01.ascc.lucent.com
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