Help a brother out... please

Have you considered learning English before trying Latin?

Somebody must be able to do it...bump?

Do you need to be a jerk? Do you find yourself posting this repeatedly on these boards? I am in a hurry the message is clear in the original post and that is all that matters in this situation. If anyone could be of actual help I would be grateful.

Me ain't good at "translatin" stuff.

Baccalurei is spelled wrong. Its baccalaurei. Anyways its a bachelor of fine arts but you probably knew that right?

Second, thats the standard language that is on all degrees. "With all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto."

Latin anyone wrote:

To anyone who is proficient at translatin Latin,

I just got a work visa shot down because my diploma is in latin and the geniuses at immigration can't tell that my transcript is in fact from the same school as my diploma.

I am sure the geniusi at Immigration will accept the translation abilities of an unknown poster on letsrun.

Also, "In testimony of which members placed names and the University seal." That's the In cuius reit..." My latin is rusty and there are spelling errors everywhere.

Iam kinda got a wreadin and righten, but translatin danm if i git it.

Latin hasn't been in use for < a thousand years as a spoken language, ya dummass...Aside from a few statements on documents, it isn't written either....Certainly not a whole document....

Alright, I apologize. My keyboard sucks and frequently leaves out letters. The number of assclowns on this website astounds me. I don't even know what the last poster is talking about. Why is that even relevant?

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Latin hasn't been in use for < a thousand years as a spoken language, ya dummass...Aside from a few statements on documents, it isn't written either....Certainly not a whole document....

That's not really true. Until the 1960s Catholic Church services were still said in Latin. Catholic Church documents, to this day are almost always released in Latin first and if there is a dispute in translation between the local language text and the Latin one, the Latin trumps it.

Even into the 1800s Latin was still in wide use for science.

I agree the language is near "dead" but your statements go too far.

Here ya go. Courtesy of some random online translator. Now you just need someone to translate this mess:

Nursling quae To prophesize Conlegi and authoritative a race its academicum probavit , to to conduct one's self. Baccalurei upon Artibus Admisit eique omnia oath but privilegia to this official dignity pertinentia concessit. Upon of whom rei proof hisce letteris seal fellowship fortifying. Day XX month but come now yearly produce demesne MMVII nosm To prophesize Conlegi and Provost Conlegi , authority us perpetration , by name subscripsimus.

Alright, I will try this one more time. Here is the text without spelling errors. Obviously if they will not accept this I will have to use a translation agency but I don't feel like shelling out 80 dollars if I don't have to.

Alumnum qui praesisi conlegi et professoribus cursum suum academicum probavit, ad gradum.

Baccalaurei in artibus

Admisit, eique omnia iura at privilegia ad hunc honorem pertinentia concessit. In cuius rei testimonium hisce litteris sigillo societatis munitis. Die XX mensis quinti anno domini MMVII nos praesis conlegi et provost conlegi, auctoritate nobis commissa, nomina subscripsimus.

Thanks

If you can't get a translation you should call your school's alumni office or the office of the dean or president and tell them that their diploma is getting in the way of your career and ask them if they could kindly provide you with a translation or a letter authenticating your diploma or an official copy of your transcript. This will be difficult given the timing, but might be worth a try.

Or, you could simply make this stuff up. If the giovernment can't read latin, how will it know whether you've translated it right?

Or you could accuse the government of discriminating against you based on your choice of school and/or language. This is unlikely to get your anywhere fast, but who knows, it might inspire somebody to meet your half-way somehow instead of just insisting on you supplying a translation.

Now that I've written all this I have to say that your situation doesn't make any sense. The gov can't tell that your diploma is authentic so they want it to be translated? What will a translation prove? It won't prove that it's an authentic diploma. If the only problem is that the gov can't tell what the name of the school is then just tell them the name of the school.

As a rough translation, using a Notre Dame latin website for help:

The deans and professors of this college approve the alumnus and the course of study for the degree

Bachelor of Arts

Grant and allow all judgements and pertinent priveleges to this honoree. In the witness of this thing, open the letters and seals of society's ways. On the 20th day of the fifth month, AD 2007, we, the college dean and provost, by the authority of our office, sign our names below.

My latin is 28 years old, and it was Roman latin, not church, so cut me some slack.

Just get your Uni/college to issue a statement saying, "This person attended from X to Y, and graduated on ZZ,ZZ,ZZZZ with a degree in 1234".

I lost my diploma a long time ago and this is what I do for my work permit (in Taiwan). It meets their requirement.

I don't know if you got the memo, but we're out of room for immigrants. Sorry, that's the INS' way of telling you to stay home.