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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