For at least ten years, I have received Daily Writing Tips in my inbox five days a week, and it always teaches me something. It may be about spelling, punctuation, choosing the right word, word histories, or grammar. Today it listed fifty Latin terms that a reader may come across. Some I knew and some I didn't. Here are ten of them.
in media res - In the midst of the action
ad infinitum - keeps going forever
tempus fugit - time flies
sub rosa - done in secret
horribile dicta - horrible to say
nota bene - take note
o tempora o mores - O the times; O the morals!
per se - by itself
dies irae - day of judgment
in flagrante delicto - caught in the act
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