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From: Sue <>
Subject: Just for fun...
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 07:22:42 -0500

We know there is a bunch of latin phrases people use even today:

Carpe Diam (seize the day),et cetera (maybe the most common latin
phrase in English!), Caesar's veni, vedi, vici (I came, I saw, I
conquered), my personal favorite Tempus fugit (time flees).

For your enjoyment, I found the following slightly less common
phrases on one of Lee Daniel's newsletters...You might find one
or two of them useful when trying to impress the less informed!

In the "what you need to know but didn't know you needed to know
it"
category, I offer the following sent by a friend:

Slightly Less Common Latin Phrases

Fac ut gaudeam.
Make my day.

Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica
Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur!
Those green pants go so well with that pink shirt
and the plaid jacket!

Visne saltare? Viam Latam Fungosam scio.
Do you want to dance? I know the Funky Broadway.

Re vera, potas bene.
Say, you sure are drinking a lot.

Utinam barbari spatium proprium tuum invadant!
May barbarians invade your personal space!

Utinam coniurati te in foro interficiant!
May conspirators assassinate you in the mall!

Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant!
May faulty logic undermine your entire philosophy!

Radix lecti
Couch potato

Sue

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