Monday, November 10, 2008
LATIN PROSE COMPOSITION
Scribete sententiam, in lingua Latina, de ispam figuram.
[Use the assistance of the Grammaticus, quaeso, in order to find appropriate Latin verbs and nouns.]
[Use the assistance of the Grammaticus, quaeso, in order to find appropriate Latin verbs and nouns.]
Thursday, November 6, 2008
LATIN EXPRESSIONS
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'
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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