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  Annus Horribilis: Latin for Everyday Life (Paperback)(English / Latin) By (author) Mark Walker

  

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  Short Description for Annus HorribilisThese 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.
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  • Publisher: The History Press Ltd
  • Published: 01 May 2011
  • Format: Paperback 192 pages
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  • Categories: Language: History & General Works | Historical & Comparative Linguistics | Language Teaching & Learning Material & Coursework
  • ISBN 13: 9780752458984 ISBN 10: 0752458981
  • Sales rank: 491,362

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• 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.