Without doing any research.....?

Question

How many latin words or phrases can you think of that are in everyday use?

Answer 1

aurora borialis, the northern lights
carpe diem, made popular by that robin williams movie
corpus christi, a place
de facto, used in law
modus operandi, used in law
deus ex machina, refers to a device used in greek plays where an actor playing a god is lowered, better known as a rock album
non sequitur, a commic strip
per capita, used in economics refering to a type of gnp or gdp measure
per diem, wages
pro bono, free law service popular in john grisham's early novels
quid pro quo, a way of life in the filipinas
sic, a way to show that the gramatic mistake isn't yours
sub rosa, used in dan brown's novel
via, road
vox populi, voice of the people a nicer way to say mob rule
tabula rasa, black slate or empty mind like most people
terra firma, when like the dead pope comes down and kisses the earth after a flight repoters like using this to make themselves sound inpressive
verbatim, 'as is' or something like that. a brand of data disks
obiit, dead people
opere citato, like previously cited, i had to use this in my term papers in school
ibidem, samilar to above but used in the bibliography page.
in flagrante delicto, caught in the act. in my country you can kill them if you catch you wife in the act
opus dei, work of god also in dan browns novel
Exempli gratia, for example
id est, to explain
ad majorem Dei gloriam: all for the greater grory of me!!!
mea culpa. my fault
pax, peace used like uncle
etc. so one and so forth
Gloria in Excelsis Deo, like a christmas song
Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum, sughn above the cross
in loco parentis, guardian in may school forms
in medias res, in the middle of
in memoriam, in memory like in the tomb stone also rip
magna carta, rights signed by a king of england that translates as great paper
magna *** laude, honours in school
*** laude, ibid.
summa *** laude, ibid
alter ego
alias, tv show
alibi, used with parents all the time exactly what friends are for
in situ. in place
in vino veritas, what like you say when drunk. i guess what university is all about
in utero, in the womb another great album
in vitro, in glass how modern babies are made
ad astra to the stars
aqua vitae, water of life, not really all water, it is water with a healthy dose of alcohol
agenda, notebook with stuff you should have done, but forgot due to aqua vitae and the long vino verita rant the whole semester
lex loci, law of the place. vital knowledge during spring break when you need lower drinking ages.
alma mater, school you came from or gentle mother
anno domini, like in calendars
habeas corpus, right to see the body

jesuit educated, sorry

oh yea harry potter uses some latin in its spells

Answer 2

Per Ardua Ad Astra through adversity to the stars the Royal Air Force Moto
Apres moi, le deluge After me the flood Moto of the Dambuster squadron

Answer 3

The most commonly used latin terms by laymen are etc. or et cetera, magna *** laude, summa *** laude, post mortem, nota bene, de facto, Persona non grata, gratis, per diem & most importantly everyone loves this, "pro bono".

Answer 4

Lots, I work in the law and I did Latin at school.

pari passu
tempus fugit
carpe diem
noli me retudire (don't push me)

Answer 5

tempus fugit
in flagrante delicto
ad hoc
adjunct
carpe diem
sine die
sic transit gloria mundi
sic semper tyrannus
mens sana in corpore sano
dum spiro spero
ad vincula
requiescat in pacem
Veni, vidi, vici.
in hoc signo vincet
non compos mentis

Answer 6

Et cetera
memento
per capita
post mortem
RIP
nolo contendre

Answer 7

tempus fugit
mea culpa
veni vedi vici
in vino veritas
op.cit.
erratum
ad infinitum
etcetera
addendum

Answer 8

Not a single one...

Answer 9

not so many
pizza
ciao
Piano
and about 9 more

Answer 10

etc., et al, quid pro quo, e.g. =4