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Illegitimi non carborundum
''Illegitimi non carborundum'' is a mock-Latin aphorism meaning "Don't let the bastards grind you down".
==Latin meaning==
Carborundum, also known as silicon carbide, is an industrial abrasive material, but its name resembles a Latin gerundive, a grammatical construct that expresses desirability of whatever the verb denotes. In this case, ''carborundum'' can humorously be "translated" in English to mean "fit to be ground". The word ''illegitimi'' (i.e. the plural of ''illegitimus'') is sometimes given in the plural dative case (that is, ''illegitimīs''), a case that follows the Latin gerundive and denotes agency; together with ''carborundum'', the phrase means "fit to be ground by the illegitimate (i.e. bastards)". Finally, ''non'' negates the activity of the gerundive, producing "not fit to be ground by the bastards". The phrase is then generally reworded into "Don't let the bastards grind you down".
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