'We confirm things' Latin slogan confirmed wrong

MOORESTOWN TOWNSHIP, N.J., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- They should have confirmed it three times.

A New Jersey library's new wall engraving was meant to read "we confirm all things twice," but it instead translates to "we second guess all."

The engraving, designed to cap off a decade of construction at the Moorestown Township Library, was chosen by the architect and town leadership, but residents performing online translations of the phrase soon pointed out the Latin, "Nos Secundus Coniecto Omnia," translates to "we second guess all" instead of the intended "we confirm things twice."

The engraving also bears the Roman numerals for "1653" instead of "1853," the year the Friends of the Library group was formed.

Architect Rick Ragan, who was in charge of the project, said his firm will fix the error for free.

"We will pay to remove the entire medallion and reset a new one," Ragan said.

Joseph Farrell, professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, told KYW-TV the phrase is not proper Latin.

"It's not real Latin, but a kind of pseudo-Latin called 'dog Latin' in which you just translate each individual English word into a Latin equivalent, without worrying whether the result makes sense or not," he said.