Latin Phrases Used in English - To Make You Sound Smarter

I am studying it at the University of Utah under a program whereby anyone over 62 can audit a course for free. When I orate a speech fellow classmates are amazed at how I sound. I tell them it is because I am so old I used this language as a kid

Latin and Greek derivatives fill up the most difficult vocabulary in English and even in other Romance languages. Like opus, operis (third declension) work, of work, give rise to “cooperate” (work together as “cum”+ operis), operation, opera. Mors, mortis (third declension) death, of death even give rise to French words mort, mourir (dead, to die), or Spanish word morir (to die). I graduated from Boston Latin School, which is the oldest school I. America founded by puritans in 1635. Harvard was founded one year later in 1636 for our school’s first graduating class. I ranked number one in both of my Latin one and two classes and studied Latin Virgil Aeneid in Latin AP. I also studied French and self study Spanish, Italian and Greek. I wish more schools in the US teach classical languages like Boston Latin School, which is a school concentrating on classical studies. Where did you earn your Latin degree and did you get a bachelors or master’s or PhD? I love your lessons. I am teaching my kids Latin as well. Students who score the highest on SAT verbal are those who have studied Latin. I major in pharmacy. Even in pharmacy short hands like QD, PO, BID, PRN, HS, OU, AU, etc. are basically Latin abbreviations. 😄

Gratias magister✍

Yes please do more of this. I like to know what things mean and how things are named.

Great lesson!

Once again excellent, clear understanding of the Latin phrases.

More videos like this!! Love your videos, they are part of my latin learning!

I don't use the Latin terms to "sound smarter", but to be precise: e.g. "argumentum ad hominem" means any argument against the man in stead of against the argument being rebutted. Some folks think it only means an insult. That's what's good about Latin: the language isn't supposed to change while if enough people abuse a word in English, English majors say the error becomes the correct usage.

Glad I found your channel! I'm deeply grateful for all you share 🙏🏽

Awesome lesson! 🙏🏻

Great. Helpful as always

Please, more videos like that!!!

Really interesting, thank you

I'd love to see more videos like this one. Gratias!

latin is so complicated its amazing the romans had time to conquer the world

I studied Latin and French and now am studying Spanish and Italian on my own. Masculine nouns in Spanish and Italian end in o, and feminine nouns end in a, while in French, feminine nouns end in e. I have a feeling that the French got their feminine endings from the Latin fifth declension (ēs ending nouns which are feminine), while Spanish and Italian and even Portuguese got them from the first declension nouns (the -a ending feminine nouns). Do you think 🤔 so? 😃

"while cetera means other things" - Alright then, keep your secrets.

A lot of english abbreviations come from latin: example "e.g" stands for Exempli Gratia R.I.P. - Requiescat In Pace AM and PM - Ante and Post Meridiem AD - Anno Domini For Spanish speakers, we use the nickname "Pepe" for guys named "José" because Joseph was Jesuschrist's "Pater Putativus" abreviated "P.P."

I can think of Quintessential, Alter Ego, Per secula seculorum, among other common phrases.

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