Head of the KyuLaurent Bossavit's learning notesNil nisi bonum- May 31, 2007 "Nil nisi bonum" is the abbreviated form of a Latin saying, sometimes translated as: "Do not speak badly of those who are dead". The funny thing is that this translation is itself a violation of a broader "nil nisi bonum" principle, which could be stated as: "focus on the positive". The Latin saying is perhaps better translated as: "Speak kindly of the dead (or not at all)". The parenthetical clause is redundant, we can leave it out altogether. "Speak kindly" is a lot more efficient than..http://www.bossavit.com/pivot/pivot/entry.php?id=294 |