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...excessive use of “literally” may prove to be a permanent feature of our prose, since embellishment is certainly here to stay. But can’t we all make one small step toward conversational sanity? Take note of the Latin adage, Voluptates commendat rarior usus. It means “Moderation in all things,” literally...
...president of Dartmouth College caught one of the students helping himself to wood from the presidential pile. 'Young man,' saith the venerable officer, 'what authority have you for taking away that wood?' To which the youthful rogue, mindful of his Latin syntax, replied, 'Opus and Usus, signifying 'need,' require the 'Ablative.' 'Take it, my son, take it,' said the old man; 'but when you have need again come to me and I will give you better authority than that...
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