Re: CHAT: Plus ca change...

Oliver Cromm wrote:
>
> ---vardi <vardi@...> wrote:
>
> > > Eric Christopherson wrote:
> > >
> > > > I saw a Latin phrase once, something like "mutatus, mutandus" (not
> > > > sure if that's exactly it). Does anyone know this phrase and
> what it
> > > > means?
> ...
> > As I translator, I only use the expression in legal or semi-legal
> > texts.  For example,
> ...
> >         Shaul
> >
>
> Yes, but shouldn't it be "mutatis mutandis" - "changing what has to be
> changed"
> ?
>
> (Last Latin Lessons 17 years ago..)
>
> Oliver Cromm
>
>
Of course you're right - someone already used the correct form in an
earlier response, so I decided not to drum the point home ("now write
out a thousand times, mutatis mutandis...")


        Shaul