June 25, 2009

caveat clamator

I was reading (big shock) and I came across a Latin phrase I didn't know. A quick search online got me a loose translation, but also got me to mental_floss's list of 10 Latin Phrases You Pretend to Understand.
So the next time someone asks you to follow quid pro quo on an ad hominem statement you won't be persona non grata when you smile vaguely, unaware of what they're talking about. Or you can become the pretentious friend who's always saying something that sounds enigmatic and smugly superior.






p.s. Happy Birthday little sister!

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