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luckyal42 | 11:54 Wed 30th Aug 2006 | Phrases & Sayings

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Can anyone translate 'Per Mare, Per Terras' to English for me ? Thanks

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The poor misused apostrophe.

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BigMac

Through sea, through land - or perhaps better, "By land and sea".

Is it the motto of the Marines, by any chance?

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Not the Marines - The Donaldson Clan. Thanks

BigMac

FYI, this comes out as the first entry if you type "Per mare, per terras" into Google....

History of the MacDonald Clan
The motto of MacDonald of MacDonald is "Per mare per terras" (By sea and by land).
The MacDonalds of Clanranald and MacDonalds of Sleat have the motto "My ...

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