Latin question

[rivkat]

Quickly -- anyone know how to translate "money talks" properly? My Discworld story may not make it in time to be an official pinch-hit, but by G-d it will be properly declined. (Also, betas for said story would be appreciated, since now that I'm definitely missing the reveal deadline I might as well get some people to see if it's actually funny.)

Comments

[saturnalia.livejournal.com]

Discworld Latin tends to be pretty badly put together in any case, but I think 'pecunia dicet' should be right? That's just off the top of my head though, so it might not be completely accurate.

[malkingrey.livejournal.com]

I'd go with "pecunia loquitur" myself, since "dicit" (if I'm remembering correctly) implies more "says [something]" rather than just "talks".

[saturnalia.livejournal.com]

Augh. And now I can't believe I said dicet instead of dicit. My Latin teacher would absolutely kill me. *commits hari-kiri*

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

Can I use argent? Or argentia, I guess?

[http://users.livejournal.com/solo____/]

"pecunia loquitur", I'd say.

And I can beta Discworld, if you like.

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

Can I use "argentia" instead of "pecunia"?

[http://users.livejournal.com/solo____/]

"argentum" is "silver" and yes, "argentum loquitur" works. I think. But "argentia" doesn't make sense to me. Then again, it's been a while since I did Latin seriously.

[malkingrey.livejournal.com]

That'd be "argentum", I think, in its sense of "money coined from silver." Or there's always "lucrum" -- "gain, profit"; by transference, "wealth." That would give you "lucrum loquitur", which would have the added advantage of alliteration.

I love on-line dictionaries.

[elke-tanzer.livejournal.com]

I don't know Discworld canon, but I'll be online in two hours or so and can beta-read then if you'd like.

*hugs*

[youdbesurprised.livejournal.com]

I know there are at least a couple of Latin-oriented communities here on LJ--while I myself am no help, perhaps they'd be willing to offer advice?

Just a thought.