Everyone remembers the Queen’s ’Annus Horribilis’, but what do 'quid pro quo' and 'habeas corpus' mean? Why do plants have Latin names? Why do families, towns, countries and even football teams have Latin mottoes? What do the Latin epitaphs in churches say? What are the words of Mozart's Requiem? These are just a few of the topics covered in this book. As Mark Walker makes clear, present-day English is still steeped in its Roman and Latin origins. As a result English still has many thousands of Latin words in everyday use. Caveat emptor!
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Mark Walker is also the author of Annus Mirabilis: More Latin for Everyday Life and Britannica Latina: 2000 Years of British Latin, both published by The History Press.
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Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● Sidor 192 ● ISBN 9780752462592 ● Filstorlek 0.4 MB ● Utgivare The History Press ● Stad London ● Land GB ● Publicerad 2010 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2341478 ● Kopieringsskydd Social DRM
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