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== Common Latin terms == | == Common Latin terms == | ||
=== Carpe diem === | |||
* "seize the day" | |||
=== Festina lente === | |||
* means "make hast slowly" | |||
* used as advice to do something with urgency but care | |||
=== Lorem ipsum === | === Lorem ipsum === | ||
* "lorem" is not a word | * "lorem" is not a word | ||
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* when analyzing an event or situation, an investigator will want to ask "qui bono" as to why something occurred | * when analyzing an event or situation, an investigator will want to ask "qui bono" as to why something occurred | ||
** knowing who benefits will frequently yield both motive and cause | ** knowing who benefits will frequently yield both motive and cause | ||
=== Sic transit === | |||
* means "thus passes the glory of the world" | |||
* used to express a moment of fleeting glory | |||
=== Status quo === | === Status quo === | ||