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Dear Max: of course you know I was only guessing.
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Deo volente
Um...God willing?
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Dear Jackie: I think "Deo volente" is an ablative absolute, but have no idea where to check it. I think it means " (If)God Wills it "
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ablative absoluteThis is Greek  , to me. 
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It's Latin to me, but just barely. The ablative of the noun and the participle of the verb. I found some stuff about it on Internet, but not suitable to cite here.
E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Deo Volente,
contracted into D. V. (Latin). God being willing; by God’s will.
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.Which is available on bartleby: http://www.bartleby.com/81/4860.html
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...by next Tuesday, DV, M & WP
I'm partial to the imitation-hillbilly "if the good Lord's willin' and the creek don't rise," myself..
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>I'm partial to the imitation-hillbilly "if the good Lord's willin' and the creek don't rise," myself..
Of course to be geographically correct, those of us who have lived in the southern Appalachians would more likely hope that the Cherokee don't rise. The Creeks were farther south. Sort of like the ones in my ankles and knees.
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I quite often say "Ta-me" when someone I know reasonably well does something for me. It was only when I was challenged about it a couple of months ago that I stopped to wonder where the hell I had picked it up. Then I remembered - it was the "word" that my niece used to use for both "please" and "thank you" when she was learning to speak.
Ah well, it's stuck for 26 years. Another few won't hurt anything, will they?
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