Common English words, phrases, and abbreviations that are actually… Latin!
Abbreviations • etc. ~ et cetera, ‘and the rest’. • i. e. ~ id est: ‘that is’ – Meaning: “In other words” • e. g. ~ exempli gratia: ‘for example’
Abbreviations • C. V. ~ curriculum vitae: ‘course of life’ - a statement of the principal events in the career of a person, used formal applications. • P. S. ~ post scriptum: ‘written afterwards’, a phrase used to indicate an addition to a letter or document. • R. I. P. ~ requiescat/ant in pace: ‘may he/she/they rest in peace’, used on tombstones for graves.
Abbreviations • A. D. ~ Anno Domini: “In the year of the Lord” reckoning in the Christian era from the year of Jesus Christ’s birth; • A. M. ~ Ante Meridiem: “Before mid-day” – time from midnight until noon. • P. M. ~ Post Meridiem: “After mid-day” – time from noon until midnight.
Status Quo • Translation - ‘the state in which’ • The status quo is the current state of things. If you are rich and admired, then you're probably not interested in disrupting the status quo. • When people want to maintain the status quo, they often resist progress.
Bona Fide • Translation: in good faith • Notes: with good faith; genuine, sincere; • without fraud or deceit; made in good faith; opposite of mala fide; ~The jeweler stated the large diamond was bona fide and valuable. ~Because the man had lied about having a medical degree, he was not a bona fide doctor.
Carpe Diem • Translation: seize the day • enjoy today, trust little to tomorrow; • enjoy the present moment; take advantage of every opportunity; seize the present opportunity
modus operandi ~ M. O. • Translation: method of operating • (colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation. • (law enforcement) A known criminal's established habits and mode of work when committing specific offenses,
post mortem • Translation: after death • Notes: an autopsy; an examination after death; • occurring, made, formed, or done after death; • The cut on the head happened post mortem. It didn’t cause his death.
quid pro quo • Translation: This for that or something for something • Notes: one thing for or in place of another; an equivalent; something in return; “a favor for a favor” • in politics nobody does something for nothing: there's always a quid pro quo involved
alter ego • Translation: another self • suggests either a very close and inseparable friend or another side of one’s own personality; • often used to describe the other personality or secret identity of a fictional character, such as Dr. Jekyll (and Mr. Hyde), Clark Kent (Superman), Bruce Wayne (Batman), and Peter Parker (Spiderman).
persona non grata • Translation - "person not appreciated" • "unwelcome person“ • He was declared persona non grata and asked to leave the country within 48 hours. • From the looks on their faces, I was obviously persona non grata.
alma mater • Translation ~ ‘nourishing mother’ • describes an educational establishment where the student was mentally ‘nourished’. • Former students are asked to donate money to their alma mater.
More words… • agenda: ‘things to be done’ • alias: ‘otherwise’, regularly used to refer to an alternative name used by a person • alibi: ‘elsewhere’ - most often used in a legal context to describe a claim or proof that someone was not at a certain time in a place where an offence has been committed.
More words… • data: ‘things given’ - This word is now used to describe the information on which a decision is based • in vitro: ‘in glass’, used of a biological process that occurs in test tubes in a lab rather than naturally. • memorandum: ‘a thing to be remembered’
More words… • verbatim: ‘in words’ - This is used when something that has been said or written is repeated in exactly the same words. • versus: ‘against’ - used in legal language to indicate the opponents in a legal case (abbreviated to v. ). Roe v. Wade • via: ‘by way (of)’ “I will fly home via Los Angeles”
More words… • vice-: ‘in place of’ - Vice-President / Vice-Chancellor • vice versa: ‘the change having been turned’, used to describe a situation that is the reverse of the situation that has just been mentioned.
Review: Match the words with the definitions • Alma Mater – • Status Quo – • Carpe Diem – • Bona Fide – • Modus Operandi – • Post Mortem – • Quid pro quo – • Alter ego – • Persona non grata – genuine, sincere this for that another self person not appreciated after death seize the day method of operating current state of things nourishing mother
Review: Match the words with the definitions • Agenda • Alias • Alibi • Data • In Vitro • Memorandum • Verbatim • Versus • Via • Vice versa - exactly the same words against alternative name the reverse of in place of by way (of) elsewhere (legal word) things to be done to be remembered information in test tubes
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