2008-04-28

Blog Link Of Interest: Latin Lessons

'30 Latin Phrases You Should Know' from Delta's Dark Den Of Destruction.

Here's an excerpt:

ad valorem - "to the value" (used in commerce)
ante bellum - "before the war" (used to refer to wars)
bona fide - "in good faith" (nowadays it means genuine), opposite of mala fide
carpe diem - "seize the day"
ceteris paribus - "all other things being equal" (used in economics)
coitus interruptus - "interrupted congress" (a form of [ineffective] birth control)

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