June 09, 2005

I have Sind.

Puns get in my sind:


peccavi (pe-KAH-vee) noun

An admission of guilt or sin.

[From Latin peccavi (I have sinned), from peccare (to err).]

The story goes that in 1843, after annexing the Indian province of Sind,
British General Sir Charles Napier sent home a one word telegram, "Peccavi"
implying "I have Sind." Although apocryphal, it's still a great story.

Posted to lingo by salim at 08:44 AM