Nota Bene A Guide to Familiar Latin Quotes and Phrases.

by Robin Langley Sommer

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 adopted directly into English (censor, forum, cohort); more. An educational, informative, entertaining, and eye-opening look at a fascinating language.

Genres: Reference, Language, Nonfiction, Writing

63 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1995

Reviews

[Paul Pryce]

I enjoyed it- it’s quite a “wow is that what that means?!” little book.

[Michael Cawley]

Interesting Latin quotes and phrases

[Ben Adams]

A fun little book that gave this Greek student a better understanding of quaint Latin sayings that are still used today (and helped me get closer to my yearly book goal, too).

[Colin]

A fun little book, suitable as a gift for a student interested in matters classical.

[Daniel Evans]

a quick brush up on Latin