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I'm curious. Was there a reason to write that in Latin, other than to be pretentious?
by RobertHoudin 14y ago
I'm curious. Was there a reason to write that in Latin, other than to be pretentious?
- alanctgardner2 14y agoGetting on the pretension train: the latin is "may he rest in peace", which I like better and find less pushy than "rest in peace". It's not imperative, it's imploring $deity or the universe to ease their passing. Rest in peace is a backronym of RIP anyways.
- djt 14y agoIt is the original phrase. It just so happens that Rest in Peace is a approximate translation that caught on because its english and understood.