Oratio Recta:

Oratio Recta:

Oratio Obliqua:

Oratio Recta:

Oratio Obliqua:

“Direct Speech”

Oratio Recta:

Oratio Obliqua:

“Direct Speech”

“Indirect Speech”

Oratio Recta:

Oratio Obliqua:

She thinks, “He is a good man.”

Oratio Recta:

Oratio Obliqua:

She thinks, “He is a good man.”

She thinks him to be a good man.

Oratio Recta:

Oratio Obliqua:

She thinks, “He is a good man.”

She thinks him to be a good man. (Scil., she thinks that he is a good

man.)

She considers him to be a good man.

She believes him to be a good man.

She discovers him to be a good man.

She finds him to be a good man.

She senses him to be a good man.

She understands him to be a good man.

She reports him to be a good man.

Oratio Obliqua:

Adverb

AdverbWord that Modifies a Verb.

AdverbWord that Modifies a Verb.

I run quickly.

We study our Latin diligently.

They often meet up for lunch.

Some Latin

Words & Phrases

Used As English

Set I:Miscellaneous

Et cetera(etc. / &c.)

Et cetera(etc. / &c.)

“And the other things.”“And the rest (of them).”

Circa(ca. / c.)

Circa(ca. / c.)

“Around.”

Id est.(i.e.)

Id est.(i.e.)

“That is.”(Lit., “It is.”)

Exempli Gratia

(e.g.)

Exempli Gratia

(e.g.)“For (the sake of)

example.”

Post Scriptum

(P.S.)

Post Scriptum

(P.S.)

“After the Writing.”

Via

Via

“By way of.”

Verbatim

Verbatim

“Word for Word.”

Et Alii(et al.)

Et Alii(et al.)

“And the other people.”

Agenda

Agenda

“Things to Be Done.”

Per Se

Per Se

“By Itself.”“By himself/herself/themselves.”

Some Latin

Words & Phrases

Used As English

Set II:Scholarship

Nota Bene(NB)

“Note Well.”

Nota Bene(NB)

Passim

“Throughout.”“All through.”

Passim

Videlicet(viz.)

“One may see.”(≈ id est)

Videlicet(viz.)

Scilicet(scil.)

Scilicet(scil.)

“One may know.”(≈ id est)

In Re

“In the Matter (of).”

In Re

Magna cum laude

“With great praise.”

Magna cum laude

Non sequitur.

“It doesn’t follow [logically].”

Non sequitur.

Erratum

“Mistake.”

Erratum

Some Latin

Words & Phrases

Used As English

Set III:Theater & Religion

Dramatis Personae

Drámatis Personæ

“The Drama’s Characters.”“The Characters of the Play.”

Drámatis Personæ

Alter Ego

“The Other Me.”

Alter Ego

Exit. / Exeunt.

“He goes out. / They go out.”

Exit. / Exeunt.

In Medias Res

“Into the Middle (of) Things.”

In Medias Res

Ex Nihilo

“Out of Nothing.”

Ex Nihilo

Anno Domini(A.D.)

“In the Year of the Lord.”

Anno Domini(A.D.)

Bona Fide

“In Good Faith.”

Bona Fide

In Memoriam

“In Memory (of).”

In Memoriam

Some Latin

Words & Phrases

Used As English

Set IV:Law & Medicine

Alibi

“Elsewhere.”

Alibi

You say you weren’t thereon the night of the murder,

but do can you proveyou were somewhere else?Can you provide an alibi?

Modus Operandi

(M.O.)

“Way of Working.”

Modus Operandi

(M.O.)

When investigatingorganized crime,the department’s

usual modus operandi

was to begin by makingcontacts on the inside.

In Loco Parentis

“In the Parent’s Stead.”

In Loco Parentis

Since Johnny’s mother had died

and his father was overseas,

his uncle stood as his guardian

in loco parentis.

Pro Bono (Publico)

“For the Public Good.”

Pro Bono (Publico)

This lawyer usually chargeshuge fees for her services,but because of this case’s

grave constitutional implications,

she’s offered to do it pro bono.

De Facto

“In Deed/Actuality.”

De Facto

Though the prime ministerwas still theoretically

the head of the government,the rebel commander

held so much actual powerthat the latter was

the de facto leader of the country.

Post Mortem

“After Death.”

Post Mortem

Although at the time of his death

he seemed to be suffering from

accidental food poisoning,

a post mortem investigation

showed he had actually

been killed with arsenic.

Rigor Mortis

“Stiffness of Death.”

Rigor Mortis

Scientists from the lab had to work fast,

since it would be much harderto determine the cause of death

once rigor mortis had set in.

Nota Bene:

Nota Bene:

post mort-EM

Nota Bene:

post mort-EMrigor mort-IS

Nota Bene:

post mort-EM

One ending after a preposition.

A different ending to indicate belonging.

rigor mort-IS

Nota Bene:

post mort-EM

One ending after a preposition.

A different ending to indicate belonging.

Hmmmmmm.....

rigor mort-IS

Statim

“Right Away”“Immediately”

Statim

The patient’s sufferingsevere anaphylaxis –

administer half a miligramof epinephrine, stat!

Locum Tenens

Locum Tenens“Place-holder”

“Person Holding a Place (for Someone Else)”

If a doctor wants to go on holiday,

he’ll have to pay a lot of money

to hire a locum tenens to cover his cases.

Adverb

AdverbWord that Modifies a Verb.

Oratio Recta:

Oratio Recta:

Oratio Obliqua:

Oratio Recta:

Oratio Obliqua:

“Direct Speech”

Oratio Recta:

Oratio Obliqua:

“Direct Speech”

“Indirect Speech”

Oratio Recta:

Oratio Obliqua:

She thinks, “He is a good man.”

Oratio Recta:

Oratio Obliqua:

She thinks, “He is a good man.”

She thinks him to be a good man.