# A \[sup\]super\[/sup\] \[b\]bold\[/b\] \[i\]italic\[/i\] "quotation" (only a test) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 15, 2000, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sup-super-sup-b-bold-b-i-italic-i-quotation-only-a-test/29374 "2000-08-15T00:01:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sup-super-sup-b-bold-b-i-italic-i-quotation-only-a-test/29374/1 "2000-08-15T00:01:43Z")
> [@](#): > > The die is cast. > –Caesar ---
**Author:** ![ShakeNBake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@ShakeNBake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShakeNBake)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sup-super-sup-b-bold-b-i-italic-i-quotation-only-a-test/29374/2 "2000-08-15T06:11:45Z")
How many ways can that be misinterpreted? I had a class where there were at least 5 combinations of the various meanings of die and cast, some quite imaginative. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sup-super-sup-b-bold-b-i-italic-i-quotation-only-a-test/29374/3 "2000-08-15T17:47:42Z")
OK, then, how about this: «_alea jacta est_». Hopefully the meaning is unambiguous. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sup-super-sup-b-bold-b-i-italic-i-quotation-only-a-test/29374/4 "2000-08-15T20:24:55Z")
[blow up world]In ten seconds[/blow up world] ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2000, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sup-super-sup-b-bold-b-i-italic-i-quotation-only-a-test/29374/5 "2000-08-15T20:49:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Arnold Winkelried \* > \*\*OK, then, how about this: «_alea jacta est_». Hopefully the meaning is unambiguous. \*\* Do you suppose he was talking about tesserae or tali? ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sup-super-sup-b-bold-b-i-italic-i-quotation-only-a-test/29374/6 "2000-08-16T10:31:00Z")
Caesar didn’t say “Jacta alea est.” According to Plutarch, he spoke a Greek phrase that meant “Jacta alea est.” [–](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/index.html)bibliophage ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sup-super-sup-b-bold-b-i-italic-i-quotation-only-a-test/29374/7 "2000-08-16T10:32:55Z")
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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sup-super-sup-b-bold-b-i-italic-i-quotation-only-a-test/29374/8 "2000-08-16T10:34:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bibliophage \* > \*\* \*\* ---
**Author:** ![randomlyblanks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@randomlyblanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomlyblanks)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2000, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sup-super-sup-b-bold-b-i-italic-i-quotation-only-a-test/29374/9 "2000-08-17T03:44:10Z")
Test[sup]2[/sup]