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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Eponyms - Spoonerisms #22754 03/16/2001 12:17 PM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom rodward addict rodward addict Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom The phrase "Aut numquam testes, aut perfice" is listed in Fairbairn's Book of Crests (1897- 1926 editions) as the family motto of the Ward family, untranslated. It is a one letter corruption of the more common Latin motto "Aut numquam teNtes, aut perfice". Literally "Either never attempt, or complete", more loosely - "If you do something, do it properly". I translate the one letter corruption as "If you balls it up, balls it up thoroughly". The 1933 edition of Fairbairn's no longer includes this motto! Rod Ward Aut numquam testes, aut perfice. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Eponyms - Spoonerisms rodward 03/14/2001 1:01 PM Re: Eponyms - Spoonerisms wwh 03/15/2001 5:03 PM Re: Eponyms - Spoonerisms rodward 03/21/2001 8:15 AM Re: Eponyms - Spoonerisms wwh 03/21/2001 11:35 PM Re: Eponyms - Spoonerisms tsuwm 03/22/2001 3:27 AM Re: Eponyms - Spoonerisms rodward 03/22/2001 3:43 PM Re: Eponyms - Spoonerisms Anonymous 03/15/2001 5:35 PM Re: Eponyms - Spoonerisms wow 03/15/2001 9:31 PM Re: Eponyms - Spoonerisms rodward 03/16/2001 12:17 PM Re: Eponyms - Spoonerisms wwh 03/16/2001 4:59 PM Re: Eponyms - Spoonerisms Jackie 03/17/2001 8:18 PM Re: Eponyms - Spoonerisms Geoff 03/26/2001 2:07 AM Re: Eponyms - Spoonerisms Jackie 03/26/2001 2:17 AM Re: Eponyms - Spoonerisms inselpeter 03/26/2001 3:28 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,312 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 9 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,158 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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