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Wirt Atmar <[log in to unmask]>
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>Patrick, thirsting after knowledge, writes:
>
>> Sorry, my Latin is rusty and I've misplaced my Babelfish
>(probably lifted
>> right out of my ear by a pickpocket).
>>
>> > Semper ubi sub ubi!
>>
>> "Semper" is "always," right? And I would guess "sub" is "under" or
>> "beneath", but what is "ubi"?
>
>"Ubi" means "when", in the sense of "whereby," "wherein," or "whereas."
>
>In this case, it's a [...]49_11Jul200113:09:[log in to unmask]
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Patrick, thirsting after knowledge, writes:

> Sorry, my Latin is rusty and I've misplaced my Babelfish (probably lifted
>  right out of my ear by a pickpocket).
>
>  > Semper ubi sub ubi!
>
>  "Semper" is "always," right? And I would guess "sub" is "under" or
>  "beneath", but what is "ubi"?

"Ubi" means "when", in the sense of "whereby," "wherein," or "whereas."

In this case, it's a sophomoric joke where "where" is taken to be the homonym
of "wear", thus translating to the English phrase, "Always wear under wear!"

Wirt Atmar

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