Tag: latin
member name: Betty K.
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April 29, 2006 11:20 AM EDT --
ad nauseam (ad NAW ze um): to the point of wanting to barf; to a disgusting or ridiculous degree. Since this phrase is often used in English speaking, the pronunciation has slid over into English. Ordinarily, . . .
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May 06, 2006 07:24 AM EDT --
ipse, ipsa, ipsum = self (himself, herself, itself); in person; very, identical, exactly
ipsissimus--his very own self
ipsissima--her very own self
ipsissimum--its very own self
nunc ipsum--right now . . .
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June 24, 2006 10:28 PM EDT --
More and more often these days I see writers using the word whom when who is appropriate. These days, informal, casual speakers may dispense with whom altogether, with no harm done. Who are you going to . . .
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July 01, 2006 01:02 PM EDT --
I think one reason so many states have Latin mottoes is that Latin is so thrify with words, and many of the words are thrifty in themselves. For example, take ergo. No, it isn't kin to ergonomics (that's . . .
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June 10, 2006 03:22 PM EDT --
Why do sane writers of English keep on translating English into Latin? Isn't Latin a dead language? Who reads it? I have personally possessed these books, translated into Latin: Peter Rabbit, Winnie . . .
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June 17, 2006 09:11 AM EDT --
The Latin word quid can be used as an indefinite neuter pronoun, meaning some thing or any thing. English has taken over the phrase quid pro quo, meaning something for something. My favorite English quid . . .
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