Re: Translation of "always remembered".

How 'bout "memoriA semper tenemus"?

Faye Peel

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Subject: Re: Translation of "always remembered".


>This is for an acquaintance.  I figured I should double-check with everyone
>before answering, just to make sure:
>
>Cameron (cameronalba@xxxxxxxxxxxx) writes:
>
>>My wife, Helen, died last year and I am giving a shield to the district
>>primary schools, where she was Headteacher, to be awarded annually for
>>creative writing. There is one vacant scroll on the shield and I would
>>like to have 'Always remembered' or some similar sentiment inscribed
>>there. My latin of 50 years ago only stretches to 'Semper in memoriam'
>>or, as in Philemon Ch.1 V.4, 'Semper memoriam'.
>>
>>Which would be acceptable?  Is there a more accurate translation I could
>>use.
>>
>>Your help would be appreciated as I have only this one chance to get it
>>right.
>
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If "Always remembered" is to refer to Helen, "Semper recognita" works
nicely ("Semper recogniti" if it refers to everyone who will be on the
shield). "Semper in memoria habita/i" is a longer alternative.

James L. P. Butrica
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