[HPforGrownups] OoP_Black's Family Motto

[Sheryll Townsend]

No: HPFGUIDX 66339

 --- phoenixtears288 at cs.com wrote: > I was re-reading
the book again, and came upon the
> Black's Family Motto. "Toujours Pur". Then I was
> inspired to figure out what it means. Stupid as I
> was, I first looked it up under a Latin Dictionary.
> Where that got nowhere, I looked the words up under
> a French Dictionary. Here's what I found: 
> 
>  ~Toujours~
> 
>   always
>   1. en tous temps [v], toujours [v]
> 
> ever
>   1. jadis [adv], un jour [adv]
>   2. en tous temps [v], toujours [v]
> 
> increasingly
>   1. de plus en plus [v], toujours plus [v]
> 
> more and more
>   1. de plus en plus [v], toujours plus [v]
> 
> OK, so it's safe to say Toujours means "forever" as
> for "Pur": 
> 
<snip definitions>
> OK, this one wasn't as easy as the last one. From
> what I conclude, "Pur" in the Motto means "alone".  
> 
>  So the motto is "Forever Alone." Hmm... anyone have
> a theory? 
> 
Actually, there's a definition for 'pur' missing from
that list. I even looked it up, though just relying on
my knowledge of French was correct. 'Pur' also means
pure, so the motto would, IMO, be translated as
'Forever Pure'.

Sheryll

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