Amo, Amas, Amat and More

by Eugene H. Ehrlich, William F. Buckley Jr. (Introduction)

A witty and entertaining guide to the use of Latin expressions for one's own advantage in the modern world.

Genres: Language, Reference, Nonfiction, Linguistics, Humor, Classics, History

328 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1985

Reviews

[Jorge · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this thinking it would be along the same lines as the Henry Beard book X-TREME LATIN: All the Latin you need to know to survive the 21st century. In fact it was more of a reference manual indicating virtually every commonly known and misused Latin phrase, abbreviation, and statement as well as their intended meaning and origins. This book will keep you at the same level with any doctor or lawyer you come in contact with.

[Eirene Ritznore · Rating 5 out of 5]

I saw this book peeking out from the bookshelf, read the title and fell in love. Every Latin scholar or instructor learns Amo, Amas, Amat, Amamus, Amatis, Amant pretty much first thing. This book, however, is not a grammatical Latin book, but a collection of phrases that deal more with grammatical themes- prepositional phrases, etc. I loved it. Flat out fun.

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Multum in parvo.

[Karen Chung · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book provided delicious snack reading as I worked through Wheelock's Latin! I had the book for decades and think I've flipped through it casually a number of times over the years. But this time I went through it carefully, parsing every single phrase and checking words and forms in Wiktionary when the English translation alone didn't illuminate exactly what was going on in the Latin. Now starting on Ehrlich's sequel, Veni, vidi, vici, and really looking forward to it. Highly recommended, especially if you have or have ever had any interest at all in Latin, or in raising your learnèd English to a new level!

[Eileen Granfors · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book reminds me of learning Latin in 9th grade. Latin roots unlocked thousands of new English words for me. These common sayings are translated both literally and figuratively. There is a wealth of knowledge for word lovers on these pages.

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A dictionary of common and not so common Latin phrases with interesting tongue-in-cheek connections to everyday life.

[Don Gubler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Shortcut to important Latin understanding.

[Yaotl Altan · Rating 4 out of 5]

NO es un libro que detalle en la gramática, sino que está enfocado en dichos populares elaborados en latín. Aún así se aprende un montón sobre casos prácticos.