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Atinlay Asesphray

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Latin is, for all intents and purposes, a dead language. Yet its ghost continues to haunt those of us who speak English.
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en masse   has been listed 7 times with 0 comments
et alia   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
e pluribus unum   has been listed 2 times with 1 comment
in toto   has been listed 4 times with 5 comments
carte blanche   has been listed 12 times with 2 comments
alumnus   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
alma mater   has been listed 2 times with 1 comment
post mortem   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
modus operandi   has been listed 11 times with 0 comments
in situ   has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
in utero   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
pro bono   has been listed 4 times with 0 comments
magnum opus   has been listed 7 times with 1 comment
cum laude   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
emeritus   has been listed 8 times with 0 comments
tabula rasa   has been listed 16 times with 1 comment
deus ex machina   has been listed 51 times with 4 comments
ad hominem   has been listed 13 times with 0 comments
nota bene   has been listed 8 times with 1 comment
status quo   has been listed 7 times with 1 comment
sic   has been listed 7 times with 1 comment
quid pro quo   has been listed 18 times with 2 comments
vice versa   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
vox populi   has been listed 14 times with 0 comments
opus dei   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
in vitro   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
in memoriam   has been listed 1 time with 0 comments
ex post facto   has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
ergo   has been listed 32 times with 6 comments
anno domini   has been listed 2 times with 1 comment
a priori   has been listed 19 times with 0 comments
per se   has been listed 7 times with 1 comment
amicus curiae   has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
persona non grata   has been listed 15 times with 0 comments
ad nauseam   has been listed 11 times with 1 comment
non sequitur   has been listed 29 times with 0 comments
habeas corpus   has been listed 6 times with 0 comments
et cetera   has been listed 10 times with 2 comments
carpe diem   has been listed 12 times with 1 comment
de facto   has been listed 12 times with 0 comments
ad hoc   has been listed 12 times with 0 comments
caveat emptor   has been listed 7 times with 1 comment
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about 1 year ago palooka said:

Oops! Nice list uselessness.

about 1 year ago uselessness said:

Yeah, I'll take that! I'll probably regret it (the fine line is actually very fine) but hey, it's my list. :-)

about 1 year ago reesetee said:

Not my list, palooka! You can thank u for this jewel. :-)

about 1 year ago reesetee said:

Ah. I think I understand. Basically you're looking for the Latin "sore thumbs," so to speak. So...would alumnus/alumni, etc. fit in?

about 1 year ago uselessness said:

There's a fine line. Some words are quite obviously Latin, and though used commonly, their actual language is noted. Often you'll see them in italics to drive the point home. That's really what this list is for.

Consider French. We'll say bon appetit or je ne sais quoi, quite definitely French. But then along come words like croissant or rendezvous, and though we acknowledge their origin, they're now legitimate, dictionaritized English words. Though to be honest, this status is still pretty subjective.

about 1 year ago trivet said:

I thought assimilation was the point.

about 1 year ago palooka said:

Handy list reesetee!

about 1 year ago uselessness said:

All great! I do wonder about alter ego, subpoena, placebo, and veto though... might they be considered standard English words at this point? I think they're fairly well assimilated.

about 1 year ago trivet said:

in utero, placebo, in situ, veto, post mortem, modus operandi...

this is fun.

oooh! - and n.b./note bene

about 1 year ago reesetee said:

Ad hominem, alter ego, deus ex machina, tabula rasa, emeritus, magnum opus, pro bono (actually short for "pro bono publico," I believe), sic, subpoena, cum laude....

Okay, I'll stop. :-)

about 1 year ago uselessness said:

Hey, thanks for those! I know there are probably millions more but I'm drawing a blank at the moment. ;-)

about 1 year ago trivet said:

Nice!
habeas corpus, non sequitur, ad nauseam, persona non grata?

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