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Date:      Wed, 29 May 2002 04:54:48 +0200
From:      Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@stud.uni-dortmund.de>
To:        Wouter Van Hemel <wouter@pair.com>
Cc:        Bob Van Valzah <Bob@BGPBook.Com>, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org>, Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@stud.uni-dortmund.de>, freebsd-doc <doc@freebsd.org>, Grog@Lemis.Com
Subject:   Re: Minor 'historic' flaw in FreeBSD article "Bootstrapping Vinum"
Message-ID:  <20020529025448.GA32765@merlin.emma.line.org>
In-Reply-To: <1022636075.28350.49.camel@cocaine>
References:  <20020528222333.K25512-100000@hades> <1022625361.32852.18.camel@NewStorm.WhiteBarn.Com> <1022636075.28350.49.camel@cocaine>

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On Wed, 29 May 2002, Wouter Van Hemel wrote:

> It's either nominative or accusative. Ablative would be 'vino', as in 'in
> vino veritas', since the location is static, i.e. it's not about the
> motion but the position.
> 
> What is your real question, if it involves latin, maybe I can help out...

The currently available "Bootstrapping vinum" document claims "vino" was
accusative, but it's ablative (could be dative as well, but not after
the preposition "in"). I'm asking for a correction, and you just
confirmed that. :-)

-- 
Matthias Andree

Aliena vitia in oculis habemus, a tergo nostra. (Seneca, "de ira")

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