caveat utilitor
Shows like CSI, Law and Order and Bones, throw around a lot of interesting phrases in Latin. While you may not care to study Latin, here’s a few that are fun:
- caveat utilitor – let the user beware
- condemnant quod non intellegunt – they condemn what they do not understand
- deus ex machina – god of the machine
- Roma aeterna – Rome is eternal
For some more fun phrases in Latin check out the entry List of Latin phrases (full) on Wikipedia and the latinproverbs wiki.
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Illegitimati non carborundum (“don’t let the bastards grind you down”)