Dear all,

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Sean Smith wrote:

> Are there any plausible latin phrases based on "ij"?

As far as I know, it means "iterate item"; letters i and j were quite
the same in printing in those days.

All the best,

Arto

PS Once upon a time one singer was singing a baroque song telling
about crusifixation of Jesus. And he interpreted the "ij" being a 
sound that came from J. while being tortured on the cross. And he sang
those letters! And this is not an urban legend, I heard it...  ;)



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