Shiny new website...

[TheFaQQer]

Its latin for "himself", are women not welcome in the new PCG, you wanted ipsum for the neutral?

#EveryDaySexism

Maybe the PCG is trying to cosy up to the UKIP vote?

[JustinTime]

That would be Ipsum not Ipse.

Ipse is Himself.

Ipsa is Herself.

Ipsum is Itself.

ipse - Wiktionary

Splitters.



I must say, it is very good fun to be back.

[TheFaQQer]

That would be Ipsum not Ipse.

Ipse is Himself.

Ipsa is Herself.

Ipsum is Itself.

ipse - Wiktionary

Google translate gives ipsa means "the" and "se" means herself. Either way, "ipse" absolutely does NOT mean self.

[tractor]

...

IPSE is Latin for "itself" so has a degree of logic to it, and it looks like AIPSE has been taken. Anyway, since 90% of contractors and freelancers have never heard of PCG, it doesn't really matter what they're called, does it.

And after 14 years, whose fault do you think that might be?

Anyone spot the typo in the Welcome yet? I saw it yesterday and wondered if it would get fixed. Couldn't report it on the fora cos they were locked all weekend.

And with about 15 mentions of 'self employed' in it, I wonder what the target is? I'd like to be as far away from 'self employed' as possible, heck even politicians don't know the difference (along with as it seems, many contractors )

[SimonMac]

Splitters.



I must say, it is very good fun to be back.

+ve Rep for the Obligatory Life of Brian quote

[vetran]

They should of started with Group not association.

then it would of fitted and covered the nomadic tradition of contractors.

[tractor]

..

They should of started with Group not association.

then it would of fitted and covered the nomadic tradition of contractors.

'have fitted'

I prefer freelance

3. (in medieval Europe) a mercenary soldier or adventurer

Much more exciting.

[DaveB]

Google translate gives ipsa means "the" and "se" means herself. Either way, "ipse" absolutely does NOT mean self.

Google Translate is wrong because it doesn't understand the complexities of Latin grammar and the fact that english use of -self as suffix is complicated by context in it's own right. It can indicate a reflexive relationship, an emphatic adjective or mean alone. Latin has different word forms for all three of these.

Ipse is the Masculine Singular Emphatic Adjective for self.

Caesarem ipse vidit - I saw Caesar himself.

Or, Ipse Dixit - He himself said it (Legal term for an argument made purely on the say so of the proponent without evidence)

Se is the Feminine Singular Reflexive Pronoun for self. It is not the same word.

Vidit Se - She saw herself.

[TheFaQQer]

According to their Twitter feed, it's "poetic licence" rather than not understanding Latin.

[Old Greg]

Google Translate is wrong because it doesn't understand the complexities of Latin grammar and the fact that english use of -self as suffix is complicated by context in it's own right. It can indicate a reflexive relationship, an emphatic adjective or mean alone. Latin has different word forms for all three of these.

Ipse is the Masculine Singular Emphatic Adjective for self.

Caesarem ipse vidit - I saw Caesar himself.

He himself saw Caesar.

Your translation would require:

Caesarem ipsum vidi.