Phrase of the day: cacoëthes scribendi
“An uncontrollable urge to write.”
Lorem ipsum
From Jack Shepherd, a close look at the history of Lorem ipsum.
The TLL continues
The work of the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae is ongoing. The New York Times has a report, with photographs.
Saving Western civ
Charles McNamara, a lexicographer for the Latin dictionary Thesaurus Linguae Latinae, writing about what defunding the NEH will mean for his work.
Thesaurus Linguae Latinae
Work on the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae began in 1894. The projected finishing date: 2050.
Abbreviated Latin expression of the day: infra dig
I can imagine the phrase as a bit of dialogue spoken by a Beatle in A Hard Day’s Night: “A bit infra dig , eh wot?”
Dictionary of medieval Latin, done
One hundred years after its inception, the Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources is done.
Ad hoc
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