Generic Phrases

What are the common latin phrases used in the English Language today?

Similar to 'status quo', 'quid pro quo'..'etecetra' In what context are they used?

Public Comments

1. carpe diem - seize the day caveat emptor - let the buyer beware decree nisi - a decree, esp. of divorce, that will become absolute at a later date
2. Si, no, que sera - sera, or muy bueno.
3. de facto ipso facto rara avis tabula rasa ex libris
4. Have Fun - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabetic_list_of_translations_of_latin_phrases
5. ad infinitem habeas corpus per ardua ad astra
6. i.e or id est e.g. or exempli gratia nota bine p.m and a.m fo post and anti meridiem
7. our legal language is full of latin words and phrases like habeascorpus, writ of mandamus, primus inter pares, de novo etc.
8. mea culpa: my fault
9. Not to be lazy but I've too many of them and then I'm passing you here below 3 links to websites with a bunch of Latin phrases commonly used in the English language. http://users.accesscomm.ca/nsalway/latin.html http://users.bigpond.net.au/renton/310.htm http://modena.intergate.ca/personal/gslj/wordsfromlatin.html I guess it will be hard to give you more than this..!!
10. There are very many circa et cetera a.m. (ante meridiem) p.m. (post meridiem) a.D. (anno domini) percent habeas corpus m.o. (modus operandi) cave canem caveat emptor n.b. (nota bene) p.s. (post scriptum) in camera (in chambers) ex post facto ibid. (ibidem) annuit coeptis (on money) e pluribus unum deus ex machina in media res rx ph.d. m.d. j.d. summa c um laude magna c um laude lots, lots more, those were just a few off the top of my head.