by Gradivus » Tue Jul 14, 2015 1:50 am
It's a pun, dagnabit! (dicimus/discimus)
No decimation involved: the verb is dico, to speak (dicimus = we are speaking). Vitae and morti are dative of purpose, as in the original Seneca quote non vitae, sed scholae discimus. (Not for life, but for school are we studying.)
*Sigh.* Pliny the Elder would understand, if he read this comic.
It's a pun, dagnabit! (dicimus/discimus)
No decimation involved: the verb is [i]dico[/i], to speak ([i]dicimus[/i] = we are speaking). [i]Vitae[/i] and [i]morti[/i] are dative of purpose, as in the original Seneca quote [i]non vitae, sed scholae discimus.[/i] (Not for life, but for school are we studying.)
*Sigh.* Pliny the Elder would understand, if he read this comic.