peccavi (fortasse) :) On 15/06/2005, at 12:42 PM, Silcock, Howard DR wrote: > Presumably the name was applied to that type of confession because > "peccavi" > would have been its first word. I suppose it's a bit like when > people talk > about a "Te Deum" or a "Magnificat". I should have thought of that! Apologies. I didn't see that sort of usage in Lewis and Short or Souter's Glossary of Later Latin, and didn't think any further. ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************