Showing posts with label word order. Show all posts
Showing posts with label word order. Show all posts

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

Ad maiorem dei gloriam

"Ad maiorem dei gloriam" is the motto of the Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits.  It translates as: "To the greater glory of God".  As an English speaker I have a strong urge to amend the word order to: "Ad maiorem gloriam dei".