Re: 3d person imperative

Roger Mills wrote:

>  I don't recall ever encountering the Latin Future Imperative, except in
> grammar-book listings.
Here's a real-world example from the XII Tables (the first written Roman
law):

        SI CLIENTI PATRONUS FRAUDEM FECERIT SACER ESTO

"If an aristocrat commits fraud against his dependent, let him be[come] accursed."

>  cake (actually brioche, wasn't it?)
Nah, she never said it.

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