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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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