bona fide :: et cetera :: i.e. 'id est' :: per :: via :: vis-a-vis
These phrases are from the 'scandal' lately in the British press surrounding the 'ban' of Latin phrases in some local councils. See the following news reports and blogs:
BBCNews 3 November 2008 'Councils ban use of Latin terms'
Daily Telegraph blogs 3 November 2008 and forward 'Local council cretins ban Latin as 'elitist', pro bono publico'
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APERTE NOBILES SUMUS! ROMANI SUMUS!
Obviously we are elite (noble)! We are Romans!
I've already posted a response to the Daily Telegraph at
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/gerald_warner/blog/2008/11/03/local_council_cretins_ban_latin_as_elitist_pro_bono_publico#comments
In the meantime, those of us at Stone Bridge might well give thought to...
what makes us 'nobiles Romani?'
Good Latin, btw, Eric--I mean, The Eric...
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