"Let it be" in Latin and Chinese
Language Log 2025-01-08
Summary:
About a week ago, I was composing New Year's greetings for friends: Akemashiteomedetō gozaimasu 明けましておめでとう御座います "Happy New Year" Sin-nî-khuài-lo̍k 新年快樂！Xīnnián kuàilè! Kung Hei Fat Choi! Шинэ оны мэнд хүргэе! Felix sit annus novus! When I got to the Latin, I was puzzled by whether I should leave "sit" in there or get rid of it. I […]