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Nota Bene: A Guide to Familiar Latin Quotes and Phrases
Nota Bene A Guide to Familiar Latin Quotes and Phrases Author:Robin Langley Sommer (Editor) Proving the eternal usefulness of the world's liveliest "dead" language, this little book is filled Latin phrases everyone knows (alter ego, bona fide, status quo); expressions from Roman literature (a word to the wise, seize the day); unusual word derivations (sullen, from solus: alone); scholarly abbreviations; Latin words adopte... more »d directly into English (censor, forum, cohort); more. An educational, informative, entertaining, and eye-opening look at a fascinating language.« less