Thirteen Latin phrases that start with "A"
1. ab absurdo - from the absurd
2. ab initio - from the beginning
3. a contrario - from the opposite
4. ad absurdum - to absurdity
5. ad hoc - to this
6. ad infinitum - to infinity
7. ad nauseam - to seasickness
8. addendum - thing to be added
9. alias - at another time, otherwise
10. alma mater - nourishing mother
11. alter ego - another I
12. aurora borealis - northern dawn
13. Ave Maria - Hail, Mary
My alter ego being a contrario determined to ad hoc this Thursday Thirteen. My alias, assuming my alma mater did not care if I did or did not see the aurora borealis, went with ad absurdo to find a topic, especially since I did not start ab initio but waited until very late in the day. I could not miss a day since I have written a TT ad infinitum, but this type of topic is ad nauseam when you have nothing else to say. I could bid you all Ave Maria but I think that only work if you're Catholic. As an addendum, let me note that this is a contrario to the type of thing I normally do.
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Thursday Thirteen is played by lots of people; there is a list here if you want to read other Thursday Thirteens and/or play along. I've been playing for a while and this is my 592nd time to do a list of 13 on a Thursday. Or so sayth the Blogger counter, anyway.
A clever post, Virginia. I like it. Reading your paragraph was a treat and surprise when I came to it because I was trying to hold in my head that #8, 9, and 11 phrases are Latin.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how we have taken the Latin and made our own, albeit similar meanings.
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