" E Pluribus Unum " or " Semper Fi " are written in LATIN. Americans: Do you know Why ?
Answer:
E Pluribus Unum means - "From many - One". It refers to the original 13 states coming together to form one nation - the United States of America.
Semper Fi is short for Semper Fidelis. This is the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps and it means, "Always Faithful."
Sometimes catch phrases in Latin add a little weight to the thought and usually indicate they have been around for a long time. In schools long ago, Latin was considered the "standard" language much like English is today and everyone learned it. Church was in Latin and not so long ago prescriptions were written by doctors in Latin for "clarity."
When things were translated into Latin, it was to make them permanent and understandable to all. The phrases you mention are more than 250 years old and will go on a lot longer.
Don't worry, soon they are gonna be written either in Spanish or Chinese
E pluribus Unum means in god we trust
The founders of this country looked at at the Roman Empire as a source of inspiration. To them, it was the previous height of civilization.
Smart dudes back then all knew Latin. It wasn't so strange to them. E Pluribus Unum actually means "Out of many, One"
Because Spanish is the Latin language most spoken, written and heard in America.
America comes from Americo Vispuccio, a Latin Immigrant guy, who discovered America when America was lost.
So, English speaking Americans don't know what it says. I'm sure the government will translate it into Spanish soon.
Because the early Romans spoke a dead language called Latin that I studied for years. It is used in medicine and for many quotes as it is the base language for all of the romance languages that we speak today. One we should be aware of is caveat emptor as you are apparently going to try to sell us a bill of goods! How do you think that this pertains to Immigration?
Latin is a 'dead' language, meaning it is not subject to change with usage over time.
Latin is considered the language of learning, and once it was required to know Latin to get into any college or university in the States. The English language is also filled with Latin 'cognates' which produces the doublets that make English a rich and descriptive language, and which makes studying Latin important for your command of English.
So yes Americans do know why Latin is included in important English language documents.
Yes, I do, but you're probably just going to springboard into some La Raza propaganda playing off the words "Latin" and "Latino". Ho hum. Do you ever bother to ask any LEGITIMATE questions?
Because Latin was the first language of intellectuals and the foundation of the modern Europeans dialects.
Because Latin -America embraces the USA.
Yes, because the founding fathers looked to the Roman empire for inspuration, and because they spoke Latin.
P.S. To Messikanok: Amerigo Vespucci is Italian and who they took the name America from.
Sayiid Reza: I agree with that!
Latin America embraces the USA and especially the South West.
Euro-Latinos are Spanish, French, Italians, Romanians, Portuguese, and others.
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Latino Power! Arriba La Raza!
Id tibi praebet speciem lepidissimam!
Deus vobiscum!
Because of the tie to the Holy Roman Empire.
That's why most Latin America, North & South ( and not excluding the USA) are Roman Catholics and Speak Spanish.
The hidden Latino face of America.
America is not England! That's why Spanish language is the second most spoken language in America, and the Most spoken in Latino-America.
E Pluribus Unum means = many becomes one
Semper fi means =always faithfull.
it refers to the great seal
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