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 [...]
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Do you ever use a phrase that you heard growing up as a child that no one else around you understands? Frequently I find myself having to explain the meaning behind a phrase to my student assistants.
One of the latest ones is the phrase bar pit.
Now, I don’t recall whether I heard this from my [...]
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