Thursday, 14 April 2011

Some latin words used in english 2

via - by way of
in memoriam - in memory (of)
interim - meanwhile, interval
item - likewise, also, although it is now used in English as a bit of information
memorandum - reminder
agenda - things to be done
& - et used for 'and'
etc. - et cetera used for 'and so forth'
pro and con - for and against
a.m. - ante meridiem, before noon
p.m. - post meridiem, afr noon
ultra- - beyond
P.S. - post scriptum, postscript
quasi - as if it were
census - count of citizens
veto - 'I forbid' used as a way of stopping the passage of a law.
per - through, by
sponsor - one who accepts responsibility for another

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