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What are the Roles of "Quin" and "Sit" in "fieri non potest quin sit"?
In the question on Sherlockian logic, Batavulus, in his answer gave an alternative translation of the clause "it must be believed"/ "one must believe it", which is:
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Is "que" or "et" better for a “God and Family” tattoo?
Hi I’m planning to have a tattoo and I would like to have a translation in Latin of “God and Family”.
Which one is appropriate, "deo et familia" or "deo familiaque"?
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Can -c replace -que in other words than atque and neque?
The enclitic -que in the words neque and atque can be shortened to produce nec and ac.
Are there other instances where -que can turn into -c?
Can this be productive, or can it only happen in very ...
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Fieri potest with final ut or explicative quod
Suppose I want to say:
It can happen that my horse dies.
I do not want to say "my horse can die", but I want to keep this structure where the thing that happens is in a subordinate clause.
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