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By: Henry Beard
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EDITORIAL REVIEW

A new edition of Henry Beard’s bestselling classics Latin for All Occasions and Latin for Even More Occasions—now updated and available together for the first time ever in paperback!

Who says Latin is a dead language? Latin for All Occasions and Latin for Even More Occasions have helped scores of readers harness the language of Caesar and Cicero to turn ordinary remarks into timeless utterances. Impress your boss with Lingua Latina Occupationi (Occupational Latin); flirt with your classics professor with Lingua Latina Libidinosa (Sensual Latin); look like the hipster you are with Lingua Latina Popularis (Pop-Cultural Latin); survive holidays with the family with Lingua Latina Domestica (Familial Latin) and Lingua Latina Festiva (Celebrational Latin).

Here are hundreds of useful expressions rendered into grammatically accurate classical Latin— with a foolproof pronunciation guide—all in one handy volume. Whether you are a student of the language or just want to talk like one, Latin for All Occasions is guaranteed to help you delight your friends (wittily), insult your enemies (fearlessly) and elevate the public discourse.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Publisher: Gotham
Pub. Date: 19th August 2004
Catalog: Book
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 176
Ean: 9781592400805
Isbn: 1592400809

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USER REVIEWS

Amusing and Fun
~ Written on Aug 11, 2007. out of users found this review helpful.

I am currently a Latin student, and will be using this book to amuse and annoy my teacher.
Latin is one of my favorite subjects, and this is certainly a great addition to your textbooks.


Vale, lacerte!

WEll for the right person, maybe
~ Written on Jan 20, 2007. 1 out of 4 users found this review helpful.

Unless you are a Latin scholar or a linquist, this is not the book for you, don't waste your time or money. I got a copy from the library and did not buy it.

Latin for All Occasions
~ Written on Jul 12, 2006. 3 out of 3 users found this review helpful.

This book is informative, and fun. I enjoyed reading the translations. It is fun to share with friends. I like to end letters with some of the phrases, just to tease my non-Latin speaking friends.

A fun book...
~ Written on Dec 9, 2004. 4 out of 9 users found this review helpful.

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.

Great Gift for Those Off to Higher Learning
~ Written on Dec 8, 2004. 2 out of 2 users found this review helpful.

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!

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