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fadesibert | 3 years ago

Trivial pedantry - but the phrase is more commonly _requiescat in pace_

pacem would be the accusative[0] vs the ablative[1] - the difference being him being peaceful in rest, vs his rest being peaceful.

Nonetheless, I echo your sentiment.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accusative_case

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ablative_case

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euroderf|3 years ago

I stand corrected !

"Requiet in pacem" is what I usually see on teh interwebz, which proves absolutely nothing.

FWIW I quit Latin in 10th grade.