Latin for All Occasions

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Summary: Cicero would have hated this book . . .
Review: . . . but that's only because the common rabble would have loved it! Henry Beard has given the Latin enthusiast (and aspiring perennial pest) a laugh-a-minute phrasebook that tells you how to say just about everything from "Darn! There goes my beeper!" to "I'll have a hamburger, French Fries, and a thick shake." The entries are all conveniently sorted out into twelve categories -- separated by some really funny drawings -- such as "Lingua Latina Conlocutioni" (Conversational Latin) and "Lingua Latina Vitae Communi" (Social Latin), which makes finding the perfect greeting, or insult, a lot easier. There's even a handy little pronunciation guide so you'd be able to say what you want in perfect Latin. So the next time you find yourself in ancient Rome, be ready to beat the loquacious Cicero down with some good old-fashioned small talk by having a copy of "Lingua Latina Occasionibus Omnibus" tucked somewhere in your toga!

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Summary: Cicero would have hated this book . . .
Review: . . . but that's only because the common rabble would have loved it! Henry Beard has given the Latin enthusiast (and aspiring perennial pest) a laugh-a-minute phrasebook that tells you how to say just about everything from "Darn! There goes my beeper!" to "I'll have a hamburger, French Fries, and a thick shake." The entries are all conveniently sorted out into twelve categories -- separated by some really funny drawings -- such as "Lingua Latina Conlocutioni" (Conversational Latin) and "Lingua Latina Vitae Communi" (Social Latin), which makes finding the perfect greeting, or insult, a lot easier. There's even a handy little pronunciation guide so you'd be able to say what you want in perfect Latin. So the next time you find yourself in ancient Rome, be ready to beat the loquacious Cicero down with some good old-fashioned small talk by having a copy of "Lingua Latina Occasionibus Omnibus" tucked somewhere in your toga!

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Summary: fun to read and intriguing
Review: At a time when the classics and Latin are little taught in the schools, this little book is a gem that creates curiosity in my high school students about something a arcane as Latin. I just leave it on my desk with the spine facing the classroom (the clue that the students may take it and read whenever they wish), and this book disappears as soon as one of my students finishes his assigned work. It even inspired one of my girls to major in Latin in College. It provides witticisms and many surprises. Delightful relaxation reading with a good pronunciation guide at the beginning.

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Summary: So Funny!
Review: I bought this book while taking a Latin Class with a good yet slightly dull teacher. During break we would write little Latin Phrases on the board such as: Nescio qomodo illud in sinum meum intraverit. Really made the class much better.

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Summary: So Funny!
Review: I bought this book while taking a Latin Class with a good yet slightly dull teacher. During break we would write little Latin Phrases on the board such as: Nescio qomodo illud in sinum meum intraverit. Really made the class much better.

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Summary: Play "Gotcha" with people you know...
Review: I have both books of Latin for all Occasions...I dearly love them. Last Christmas I memorized a phrase..and at the annual staff gathering at our parish I hit our priest with a phrase. He looked puzzled and by then everyone was listening intentively to the explanation of what I had muttered....He asked what it was, he couldn't get one of the words....I told him then, pulling myself up to my full 5'1/2" tall heighth to his 6'4" heighth.... "Just what are porkbellies!" He roared, and so did the others...so, I have good things to say about these books. They can spread cheer, as well as educate. I think they are fantastic and need to be on everyone's bookshelves that enjoy the romance languages, and: cheering up this sometimes dreary "too realistic" world we live in.

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Summary: Ubi, ubi est mea sub ubi
Review: I have never written a book review before I've finished a book but this one has had me in stitches since I opened the front cover. After seeing it on the shelf of my local bookstore I picked it up and "Latin for all Occasions" has made my day.

Where else can one read lines like "Prehende uxorem meam, sis!" ("Take my wife, please!") or "Braccae tuae hiant" ("Your fly is open"). For those who have studied Latin or who simply have an appreciation for it, this book is for you. As for me, "Velim sumere Mariam Sanguinariam, sis" ("I'll have a Bloody Mary, please").


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Summary: Magno cum gaudio lexi.
Review: Multas per paginas et multos per fluctos vectus... So many years after reading, thinking or writing in latin. Thank you for bringing me back in time, I am now preparing these two lines for you with my son, and tomorrow I'll be back to sell Caterpillars all over the world

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Summary: A fun book...
Review: This book is a fun book to keep on hand.

Most of the phrases are bizarre...like Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of europe (interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum)but it is still a fun book.

I especially enjoy throwing in some latin phrases in email correspondence with friends to keep them guessing.

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Summary: Great Gift for Those Off to Higher Learning
Review: This is a fun little book without any hint of actual usefulness, but it's great! Yup, it's geeky, but didn't you always want a Latin-speaking parrot?

Pulle! Visne frustum?
- Polly want a cracker?

Latin's great for being subtle too...

Braccae tuae aperiuntur.
- Your fly is open.

You get the idea, and the caption on the cover says it all... "From cocktail party chitchat to bumper stickers to personal ads - everything you'll ever need to say in perfect Latin!" It's a great novelty book!