A Dictionary of Latin Words and Phrases Booker Prize Nominee (2001) Don't stay in your bedroom

Don't stay in your bedroom grunting and grumbling

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a European intellectual adrift in America

trading barbs and reminiscences about their past lives

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A Dictionary of Latin Words and Phrases Booker Prize Nominee (2001) Don't stay in your bedroomThis authoritative and highly browsable guide provides an enlightening account of the meaning and history of Latin words and phrases that have entered the English language. Readers will find over 1000 phrases, sayings, mottoes, and proverbs, translated with examples of usage and fascinating citations and explanations of their first occurrence. A detailed A Z appendix lists all Latin authors from Augustine to Virgil, together with details of their life