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Re: Momentary classic age literature humour off-topic (Was Re: [rtl] minimum system)
Hi Cristiano,
>
> Hi all, emerging from my memories Cato's sentence was:
> "Ceterum censeo Carthago delenda esse",
> where Carthago (3rd-declination) is the subject becouse the sentence is
> in passive form.
This is not entirely true, because:
0. This senctence was used by Cato MAJOR in the senat.
1. Carthago is used in the 4 derrivative (accusative), ie
I want you (sic!) to be destroyed, ie Carthaginem.
2. delendam is Gerundivum II, femininum, because all cities
were fenininim.
Applying this to MS, the question is whether MS is femininum
or masculinum. Even though Bill Gates seems to be masculinum,
"software" in german is femininum, therefore "delendam". Hence,
since MS ends with a consonant, the consonantic declination
has to be used, ie,
singular plural (not possible, because
no concurrents are tolerated)
nominativum Microsoft Microsoftes
genetivum Microsoftis Microsoftium
dativum Microsofti Microsoftibus
accusativum Microsoftem Microsoftes
vocativum Microsoft Microsoftes
ablativum Microsofte Microsoftibus
Additionally, I use MIRCOSOFT instead of MICROSOFT, because...
Therefore: Ceterum censeo MIRCOSOFTem esse delendam.
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Ceterum censeo MIRCOSOFTem esse delendam.
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