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Hi guys, I am Italian and have mandatorily studied latin at school for 10 years. We have been tought "Carpe Diem" means "Cogli l'attimo" or "Grab/Catch the mome
by gioscarab 7y ago
Hi guys, I am Italian and have mandatorily studied latin at school for 10 years. We have been tought "Carpe Diem" means "Cogli l'attimo" or "Grab/Catch the moment". The idea is to remind you to fully live your life and make good use of the available opportunities.
- sova 7y agoCarpe (monocarpic, polycarpic) originally means "to fruit" so the article contends that this means to zestfully pluck each moment, in a similar, but less energetic, spastic, and violent way. More akin to savoring the flavor. Although this does contradict many years of "common sense latin training" for many of us.