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What are some Latin phrases that people should know (e.g. “quid pro quo” and “status quo”)?

Phrases like "quid pro quo", "status quo", etc.

English equivalents would be helpful as well.
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tynamite
tynamite's avatar Et sequitur.
Means: And it follows...

Used as the last sentence of a paragraph, or as a paragraph after one.

Per se (by itself of its own accord only accounting for itself)
Prima facie (face to face)
Mea culpa (my mistake)
Momento mori (remember we will all die)
Dulce et decorum est (It isn't honourable to die for one's country)
et cetra (etc.)
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What's an assertion, and what should I type in?

Compesh is a question and answer (and debate) website, so before you make a debate, you better learn what an assertion is. I suppose you already know what a question is, and that you've typed it in the box. ;)

An assertion, is basically a statement you can make, that is either true or false.

Richer people have better health.

The question for that would be, Do richer people have better health?

And don't forget to make your assertion, match your question.

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