Re: a King's proverb

"Wade, Guy" wrote:

> Josh Roth wrote:
>
> > In Eloshtan:
> >
> > Tec cafo mentelenes rri mrewenes tes mologosanoc.
> > (Speak his language, then choose him to be your enemy)
>
> I like that wording.  It sounds less like a high-falutin' proverb and more
> like something a tribal elder would say to a young warrior.
But the way Josh has reworded it, it now seems to mean that you should become
the enemy of everybody whose language you speak:  Once you speak his language,
he becomes your enemy.  Surely that's not the intended meaning...

Matt.

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