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He has also never said "Yes" or "No"
This is because latin doesn't have a way to say yes/no. The more you know
There are a lot of modern languages that don't have a pure "yes"/"no". Likely, this was not uncommon in history either.
Alternatives to "yes"/"no" in those languages can vary. They generally include methods such as "not (that)" or negating the (sometimes (mis-) implied/interpreted/understood) verb of the question.
True. In latin it was just repeating / negating the verb, but nowadays sic/non ita/minime are also used commonly.
That's because most people couldn't read or write, so they would shake their head yes or no.
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I have no idea why, I'm just making shit up.Latin is a very... funny language. Very contextual.
Very rich language in ways to describe violence, though!
In my heart this is real
In classical latin, you disagreed by stabbing them, and you agreed by making them emperor.