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Thanks to all the good ideas on how to say....no....indicate "Seize the Moment" in Latin. I thought I'd share on with you which has a bit of a historical thought. I found it interesting, & maybe some of you will. Despite what it says, I plan to use the ideas that others of you sent. Mary Legan 56/6+ > Dear Mary, > It's just a guess, but I wouldn't think the Romans had such a concept as > "moment." I know it's not just a short space of time, it's more than that, > but it starts with a sense of time. Wouldn't that have been a tall order > in the era before clocks? > One of the most interesting lectures I heard in graduate school was the > introduction of industrial time. Before that, it was pretty much night > and day, work days and holy days. Well, there was matins..... but it > took a lot to whip folks up in the a.m. to get to the factory door "on time." > >