everyday latin

[Immi666]

my friend said to me yesterday that he didnt know any latin and i pointed out that everyone knows a little bit. like tempus fugit, and carpe diem and things. i was trying to think of other examples but couldnt. does anyone know of other things that people use every day that's latin?

[Bev2007]

Resisting the urge to google, ones I actually have said :

Que sera sera
Ad infinitum
Ergo

[JackDanielsU]

Ad nauseam
Caveat
Et cetera
Memento
Post mortem



Obviously some professions will use Latin phrases a lot more.

[Quizmonster]

Veni. Vidi. Vici,
Vox populi...
and masses of others. In terms of single words, of course, English is awash with Latinate forms. Every time your friend speaks about driving down the street (Latin source: strata) in his motor (Latin source: motor from movere = to move) he is effectively 'using' Latin.

[saxy_jag]

Status Quo
Semper Eadem
Deiu et mon droit

[bednobs]

is que sera sera latin????
what about I.E. or E.G.

[aristotle]

Que sara sara is Spanish but I'm not sure of the correct spelling!
E.g. stands for the Latin exempli gratia.
Bus is short for "omnibus" meaning for everyone.
Television is, of course, a hybrid of latin (vision) and greek (tele).
Video is Latin for I see.
We could go on ad nauseam, I suppose.

[Postdog]

Aristotle, I was goin to correct you and say you meant "ad infinitum", but on second thoughts, you were right....

[greenrook]

caveat emptor - let the buyer beware
i.e. stands for id est.

[THECORBYLOON]

What about "exit" Latin for "he goes out?"

[THECORBYLOON]

Bonus...

[ykkp]

sextus erectus pinius

six tall pine trees!

[greenrook]

nunc permittis illegitimi carborundum - don't let the b*******s grind you down!

[Sailor 2]

What is the latin for- A Rolling sausage gathers no gravy

[mbuzzburrows]

Not forgetting quid pro quo,pro rata and per capita

[Noseyparker]

Nil Desperandum

[bugs_brummie]

How about 'post meridiem' (p.m.), 'ante meridiem' (a.m.), per annum...
And 'que ser�, ser�' is Spanish, in Italian it's 'Che sara, sara'