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Thread #144011   Message #3327391
Posted By: Bev and Jerry
22-Mar-12 - 08:26 PM
Thread Name: BS: How to pronounce this Latin phrase?
Subject: BS: How to pronounce this Latin phrase?
We need to know the correct pronunciation of this Latin phrase:

"de mortuis nil nisi bonum"

Loosely translated it means "Speak nothing but good of the dead".

Specifically, how do you pronounce "mortius"? Which syllable gets the emphasis?

Come on, you Latin scholars. Joe?

Bev and Jerry