Bob said No, Cap, we'll not let that pass. In the famous phrase carpe diem, diem is in the accusative case, as you would expect the direct object of a verb to be. There are few Latin verbs which "take" the dative; actually more which take the ablative. You owe Jackie an apology.

Well, I can't argue - it's now some thirty-one years since I studied Latin formally. Sorry Jackie. And I can't remember how to decline "die" - can't remember which form it takes, so I wouldn't dare, although perhaps I should have guessed that it was objective.

Quordlepleen, carpe! okay, is it?


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