5 Latin Phrases You Need To Brighten Your Vocabulary

So much more than carpe diem…

A Renaissance Writer
Counter Arts
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3 min readDec 16, 2022

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Latin is seen as a stuffy language today and it’s fair to say that beyond academia, it has few uses. My own adventures with the language have given me a passing knowledge of some basic vocabulary that I regularly use, mostly to add a little gravitas to an otherwise uneventful conversation. Here are five of my favourites.

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A Renaissance Writer
Counter Arts

I love all things Italian Renaissance, cooking and writing. I can often be found reading, drinking espresso and working on too many things at once