COMMON sense is a sound judgment not based on specialized knowledge, says the American Heritage Dictionary. A translation of Latin sēnsus commūnis, it was to mean common feelings of humanity. — Should Thomas Paine's Common Sense have been about "common feelings of humanity", there would have had to be more than one species. The British yet remain people too. ■→More
Category: Latin
Lingua latina, the language of ancient Romans.
A New People
Out of one, many, says the sibyl by Virgil. Out of many, one, says the USA Great Seal. ■More
The Latin demeanor
Why say circles, if we say cats? Ancient money talk along trade routes can give us a clue. ■More
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