Latin in Use
Oral Latin:
Plaudite omnes - Cheer for all
Me paenitet - I'm sorry
Ut bene scis - As you know well
Ignosce mihi - Forgive me
Vita excedere - To depart from life or To die
Per deorum fidem - For heaven sake
Quaeso - Please
Mirum est - That's strange
Magna res non est - It's not important
Expressions, Mottoes, Abbreviations:
Pyrrhic victory - a victory won, but at such great costs that the damage done to oneself outweighs the prize
Crossing the Rubicon - to pass a point of no return
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It is referring to when Caesar's army crossed the Rubicon in 49 B.C., which was considered an act of treason.
Ad hominem - to the human, specifically meaning a personal shot taken on someone
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For example, a politician bringing up an opponent's family issues.
Q.E.D, or Quod erat demonstrandum - which was the thing to be demonstrated
A quiz on all Oral Latin II-III/IV Poetry can be found on III/IV Poetry page
