why do the marines have a latin catch phrase they are americans there motto semper-fi should be in english how can the marines be loyal if they are using a motto from a dead language rather then using one in english im sorry but americans should speak english
2006-12-30 04:29:47 · 9 answers · asked by wylted 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
how come i have not got an answer to my question which is should marines have a latin motto yes or no
2006-12-30 04:36:59 · update #1
yes we should also get rid of latin words on the dollar bill english is the official language it should be the only one used and for latin mass in catholic churches there is a seperation of church and state so that would not be anyones business but the catholic church
2006-12-30 04:41:58 · update #2
thank you briang great answer and i actually learned something from it
2006-12-30 04:58:15 · update #3
to the 7nth answer i dont want to live it im a proud american and i dont speak a foriegn language i speak our official language
2006-12-30 05:13:58 · update #4
You are not going to change tradition and I don't believe that it's wise to argue with tradition.
I have argued for years with the Marine Corps tradition of celebrating the inception of the Continental Marines in 1775 as the official anniversary, or as they say, birthday of the Marine Corps. First of all, I would argue that an intangible, such as the Marine Corps cannot have a birthday; an anniversary, perhaps!
Secondly, I would argue that the Continental Marines were disbanded after the Revolution, along with the Continental navy.
The US Marine Corps was formed by President J.Q. Adams on July 10, 1798. So, by my logic, the year 2007 is not the 232 birthday of the Marine Corps, it is the 209th anniversary of the US Marine Corps. Now, do you think for a minute that I will get response from the Commadant on this matter?
Semper Fidelis my friend, we will both suffer with unanswered questions from a great bureauacracy!
2006-12-30 04:52:38 · answer #1 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Latin was considered the language of the Age of Enlightenment.
All of the branches of the military use Latin for their mottoes. Most states use Latin for their mottoes as well.
We use Latin on our money and to describe legal procedures as well.
This is a website that has translations for most of them:
http://www.yuni.com/library/latin.html
2006-12-30 12:41:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all it's called "Tradition"....should we also get rid of all Latin words on the dollar bill also? How about Catholic churches? No more Latin mass?
Latin is not a dead language.
2006-12-30 12:38:19 · answer #3 · answered by dkmcb02 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There's no reason to be hostile to a bit of decent liberal education. English is full of words and phrases from Latin, French, Spanish, German, Italian, etc. If you want to gripe about misuse of foreign languages in the US, work on Starbuckese, but limit the caffeine intake while you do it.
2006-12-30 19:10:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
heh, well i know some people going in the marines and they dont mind the "dead language" thing. i would never do it.. but respect the word no matter waht language.
ii git ur point tho.
cyaa
2006-12-30 12:34:18 · answer #5 · answered by SteelerCheerChick 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because it sounds cooler when you cant understand it at first. Guess whos motto this is silens, celer, mortalitas.
2006-12-30 13:52:35 · answer #6 · answered by Half-pint 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No no, YOU should write proper english! I have no idea what you are babbling about.
2006-12-30 12:31:35 · answer #7 · answered by Webballs 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Buddy, if you had another brain, it'd be very loney...
2006-12-30 12:32:04 · answer #8 · answered by The Mac 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
semper fi!!!!!!!!!!!!! we love our tradition and it wont change... you gotta live it to understand it.... thanks
2006-12-30 13:06:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋