A list of 42 words by uselessness.
- en massewas added by uselessness and appears on 16 lists
- et aliawas added by uselessness and appears on 2 lists
- e pluribus unumwas added by uselessness and appears on 7 lists
- in totowas added by uselessness and appears on 12 lists
- carte blanchewas added by uselessness and appears on 46 lists
- alumnuswas added by uselessness and appears on 14 lists
- alma materwas added by uselessness and appears on 7 lists
- post mortemwas added by uselessness and appears on 8 lists
- modus operandiwas added by uselessness and appears on 39 lists
- in situwas added by uselessness and appears on 21 lists
- in uterowas added by uselessness and appears on 4 lists
- pro bonowas added by uselessness and appears on 14 lists
- magnum opuswas added by uselessness and appears on 38 lists
- cum laudewas added by uselessness and appears on 7 lists
- emerituswas added by uselessness and appears on 35 lists
- tabula rasawas added by uselessness and appears on 47 lists
- deus ex machinawas added by uselessness and appears on 100 lists
- ad hominemwas added by uselessness and appears on 54 lists
- nota benewas added by uselessness and appears on 19 lists
- status quowas added by uselessness and appears on 29 lists
- sicwas added by uselessness and appears on 39 lists
- quid pro quowas added by uselessness and appears on 51 lists
- vice versawas added by uselessness and appears on 12 lists
- vox populiwas added by uselessness and appears on 27 lists
- opus deiwas added by uselessness and appears on 2 lists
- in vitrowas added by uselessness and appears on 11 lists
- in memoriamwas added by uselessness and appears on 2 lists
- ex post factowas added by uselessness and appears on 19 lists
- ergowas added by uselessness and appears on 70 lists
- anno dominiwas added by uselessness and appears on 6 lists
- a prioriwas added by uselessness and appears on 86 lists
- per sewas added by uselessness and appears on 28 lists
- amicus curiaewas added by uselessness and appears on 12 lists
- persona non gratawas added by uselessness and appears on 28 lists
- ad nauseamwas added by uselessness and appears on 35 lists
- non sequiturwas added by uselessness and appears on 94 lists
- habeas corpuswas added by uselessness and appears on 21 lists
- et ceterawas added by uselessness and appears on 21 lists
- carpe diemwas added by uselessness and appears on 38 lists
- de factowas added by uselessness and appears on 47 lists
- ad hocwas added by uselessness and appears on 61 lists
- caveat emptorwas added by uselessness and appears on 26 lists
trivet commented on the list atinlay-asesphray
Nice!
habeas corpus, non sequitur, ad nauseam, persona non grata?
May 21, 2007
uselessness commented on the list atinlay-asesphray
Hey, thanks for those! I know there are probably millions more but I'm drawing a blank at the moment. ;-)
May 21, 2007
reesetee commented on the list atinlay-asesphray
Ad hominem, alter ego, deus ex machina, tabula rasa, emeritus, magnum opus, pro bono (actually short for "pro bono publico," I believe), sic, subpoena, cum laude....
Okay, I'll stop. :-)
May 21, 2007
trivet commented on the list atinlay-asesphray
in utero, placebo, in situ, veto, post mortem, modus operandi...
this is fun.
oooh! - and n.b./note bene
May 21, 2007
uselessness commented on the list atinlay-asesphray
All great! I do wonder about alter ego, subpoena, placebo, and veto though... might they be considered standard English words at this point? I think they're fairly well assimilated.
May 21, 2007
palooka commented on the list atinlay-asesphray
Handy list reesetee!
May 21, 2007
trivet commented on the list atinlay-asesphray
I thought assimilation was the point.
May 21, 2007
uselessness commented on the list atinlay-asesphray
There's a fine line. Some words are quite obviously Latin, and though used commonly, their actual language is noted. Often you'll see them in italics to drive the point home. That's really what this list is for.
Consider French. We'll say bon appetit or je ne sais quoi, quite definitely French. But then along come words like croissant or rendezvous, and though we acknowledge their origin, they're now legitimate, dictionaritized English words. Though to be honest, this status is still pretty subjective.
May 21, 2007
reesetee commented on the list atinlay-asesphray
Ah. I think I understand. Basically you're looking for the Latin "sore thumbs," so to speak. So...would alumnus/alumni, etc. fit in?
May 21, 2007
reesetee commented on the list atinlay-asesphray
Not my list, palooka! You can thank u for this jewel. :-)
May 21, 2007
uselessness commented on the list atinlay-asesphray
Yeah, I'll take that! I'll probably regret it (the fine line is actually very fine) but hey, it's my list. :-)
May 21, 2007
palooka commented on the list atinlay-asesphray
Oops! Nice list uselessness.
May 22, 2007