A review of Carpe Diem: Put a Little Latin in Your Life by Harry Mount. After half a century of decline, when the teaching of Latin retreated to a few small brave frontier outposts — American prep schools, British public schools and the Vatican — is it back? Hello or hola? For speakers of both English and Spanish, quickly deciding which language to use can be tricky — there are plenty of cues. A review of Talking Proper: The Rise and Fall of Accent as a Social Symbol by Lynda Mugglestone. Plain English gets harder in global era: Jokes, sarcasm and idioms complicate language. From Cracked, here are 9 words that don't mean what you think.
