From: Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale@...>
Date: 2008-03-31T00:07:24+09:00
Subject: Re: What is Ruby's biggest strength ?

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Robert Dober <robert.dober@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 6:34 PM, s.ross <cwdinfo@gmail.com> wrote:
>  > On Mar 28, 2008, at 11:40 PM, Christopher Dicely wrote:
>  >  > Degustibus non est disputandum.
>  >
>  >  Extra points for translation and source of quote :)
>
>  De gustibus non disputandum est.
>  The reordering of the words is just reflecting my taste, that's what's
>  cool in Latin, you can use prefix or sufffix method calls.
>
>  "One can not argue about matters of taste" I prefer however "It is
>  futile to argue about matters of taste" but I always got bad marks in
>  Latin.

The more idiomatic English translation would be something like,
"There's no accounting for taste!"

As for the source, I'm pretty sure that the identity of whoever first
uttered it is obscured by the sands of time.

-- 
Rick DeNatale

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http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/