11/29/10 Grif.Net - Favorite Latin Phrases
Dr. Bob
sounds profound.' So here are some favorite Latin phrases to sprinkle in
with your blog, email or annual Christmas letter to impress . . .
Nescio quid dicas = I don't know what you're talking about
Nemo hic adest illius nominis = There is no one here by that name
Ita erat quando hic adveni. = It was that way when I got here
Noli me vocare. Ego te vocabo = Don't call me. I'll call you.
Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione = I'm not interested in your
dopey religious cult
Fac ut vivas = Get a life
Fac me cocleario vomere! = Gag me with a spoon!
Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure. = I can't hear you. I
have a banana in my ear.
Cogito ergo doleo = I think, therefore I am depressed
Perscriptio in manibus tabellariorum est = The check is in the mail
Quid agis, medice? = What's up, Doc?
Dic mihi solum facta, domina = Just the facts, ma'am
Re vera, cara mea, mea nil refert = Frankly my dear, I don't give a d**n
Fac ut gaudeam = Make my day
Conlige suspectos semper habitos = Round up the usual suspects
Me transmitte sursum, caledoni = Beam me up, Scotty
Opus: quod fiere non potest = Mission: Impossible
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Dr Bob Griffin
b...@grif.net www.grif.net
"Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!"