You say the same thing in your native language and then someone else comes and speaks in English with an accent then more often than not, he or she will get all the attention!
Thats quomodo sit! No, that was not a spelling mistake!
But read on to realise that though now English gets a high enough respect, at one time it was considered to be crude and barbaric!
So now Impromptu means spontaneous or without preparation, Quid pro Quo means “of equal exchange or substitution.” Literally, it means “something for something”
Per se is In itself, intrinsically, of an inherent nature while A Priori is Based on hypothesis or theory, rather than experience. Derived by logic, with no observed facts!
Ad hoc mean for one specific case, many times can be replace by “specific”.
Bona Fide indicates Unquestionable or in good faith while Pro Rata is Proportionally, in equal parts and Ergo means Therefore, consequently.
Finally Audio literally means I hear while Video means I see!
Also the Thats quomodo sit above means ‘That is how it is!’
What’s great about these words is that they are all latin in origin!
Yes! What you actually pronounce is the literal meaning in Latin!
In fact one of the most derived languages in the world in English and Latin is the source for more than two thirds of the words in English!
For every word rooted in a “barbarian” tongue like Anglo-Saxon, there is a word from the Latin for the same thing. So writers can choose between the Old English “face” or the Latin “visage”; “hear” or “auditory”; “touch” or “sense.”!
Latin is often referred to as a Mother Tongue because so many modern languages descend from her. These include French, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, and many others. These are called “Romantic” languages because they descend directly from the “Roman” tongue, Latin!
But English is not a Romantic language. It is a West Germanic language that developed far away from Rome.
And yet, over 60% of English words are Latin-based. These tend to be the longer and fancier words, so the more syllables you add, the higher the percentage.
In the 15th century, English had produced no great poets, philosophers, or playwrights.
But they were seen as the exception that prove the rule: English was a lowly, crude, and “barbaric” language with little literary or artistic value!
Any great minds or artists to come out of England at this time preferred to write in Latin. They thought English was inadequate for lofty ideas or artistic expression! Now of course the whole thing is changed!
That is history! Language and customs and civilizations which were actually top notch or most developed even before many had started making clothes unfortunately get no respect while the ‘remixed’ language and neo cultures get the craze!
Then again, gold may get old but it will always glitter while the Aluminium will fade eventually!
Old comedy reminds me of the old movies of Goundamani! Now I have never been his fan since his usual bit used to be a combination of body shaming and just abuse! Then again after watching some stand up nowadays with only curses and expletives; I guess he was much better!
Guess Thats quomodo sit! Or that is how it is!
Now bonum noctis! Or shubh ratri in Latin!
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