A number of foreign phrases are becoming natural part of the English language. The trend is for users of the language to use them regularly in the spoken or written English. We can examine a few of them that have become well established in the language as follows:
- an initio- from the beginning
- ad hoc- for the special aim
- ad infinitum- without end
- bon mot- clever remark
- de facto- really existing
- de jure- true or right because of law
- deja vu- to have previously experienced as of now
- de novo- new, afresh
- end masse- together
- end passant- in passing
- en route- on the way
- in memoriam- in the memory of
- in toto- entirely
- lingual franca- a common language spoken by people of divergent languages
- inter alia- among other things
- locus standi- the right to appear in court
- modus operandi- the way something operates
- modus vivendi- a comprise
- sine die- indefinitely
- sine qua non- an essential condition
- una voce- with one voice
- ultra vires- beyond the powers of legal authority of a person
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Noted. Thanks