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caveat utilitor

April 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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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  • 1 Hofo // Apr 7, 2008 at 3:59 pm

    Illegitimati non carborundum (”don’t let the bastards grind you down”)

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