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Suggested by Sunday Times re IOSH position on conkers :
"Hard Hats, Warm Hearts"
Rather nice I thought.
Latin translation anyone ?
Merv
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'Ferreus Hats, ferventes ipsum'
Made me smile on a Monday, Thanks
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Great fun, those on-line translation tools!
The above translates back as "Made of iron Hats , hotly itself" !
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ron hunter wrote:Great fun, those on-line translation tools!
The above translates back as "Made of iron Hats , hotly itself" ! :)
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I'll have a stab at "galea durabilis, cor caloris".
Hardly trips of the tongue though, and I can just imagine John Cleese coming round the corner and grabbing that paint brush out of my hand (Life of Brian reference there folks, memorable to all of us who suffered through Latin Grammar in our younger days)!
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How about "Salus operarem ancilla" as a motto for IOSH?!!
(With only 10 words, this response is probably my briefest ever on this forum!)
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Not sure I'd want to be a member of the "Safety Handmaidens" Graham. I guess we have to be gender neutral these days, but my Latin's too rusty for that!
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Well spotted Ron. I wondered how long it would be before someone realised recognised that the phrase I suggested is IOSH's Latin motto which means something like "safety is the handmaiden of work".
It's understandable that not many forum users might recognise the motto because it's some time now since the IOSH crest (with motto below it) was replaced - rightly so methinks - on nearly all IOSH documents by the IOSH logo (example at top of this webpage) which is simple, effective and instantly recognisable. I'm not sure but guess that the crest is still in occasional use on a few IOSH documents.
Anyhow, for those seeking inspiration when compiling OS&H-related quizzes, quoting the motto and asking what it means and where it's from can provide one of your questions. It might also reveal who's bothered to keep reading this forum topic!
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If we did, I would go for......a posse ad esse.
Trying to remember Latin studies from 50 years ago I think it translates literally as something like....
from being able to being.
But it has always meant for me what my Latin tutor told me all those years ago when he used it.
From possibility to reality.
... which seems a most apposite motto for IOSH but sadly didn't turn out to be so for my Latin studies ;-)
p48
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How about a picture of a pile of money with laurel leaves around it ( class ).
Motto: Members - Pay Unto Us Your Fees ( in latin of course )
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I'll stick to my own.
"Per ardura ad tavernum!"
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Safety Smurf wrote:I'll stick to my own.
"Per ardura ad tavernum!" Mine's a pint if it's your round.
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G&T, ice and a slice please. Fresh ice, mind - none of that frozen rubbish!
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