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To: bigcheese
omnes gallia in tres partes divisa est
13 posted on 03/31/2002 3:55:09 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: TEXASPROUD; hinckley buzzard
Gallii numquam sunt omnius divisum in pars tres.

How's that?

19 posted on 03/31/2002 4:13:04 PM PST by cornelis
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To: hinckley buzzard
uh.... yeah. and stuff.

I recognize the 'tres', which is a partial title of maybe the only other french export then french fries that is worth a d*mn.(/sarcasm)
20 posted on 03/31/2002 4:15:27 PM PST by bigcheese
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To: hinckley buzzard
Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres, quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli appellantur. hi omnes lingua, institutis, legibus inter se differunt.

--Julius Caesar, Bellum Gallicum1.1.1

The whole of Gaul is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit, the Aquitani another, and the third a people who in their own language are called "Celts," but in ours, "Gauls." They all differ among themselves in respect of language, way of life, and laws. (Translated by Carolyn Hammond, Oxford World's Classics)

The Latin word for "a Gaul" was "Gallus," but the word "gallus" also meant rooster.

21 posted on 03/31/2002 4:29:04 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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