"Nota Bene"

"Nota Bene: A guide to familiar Latin Quotes and Phrases" written by Robin Langley Sommer, contains hundreds of Latin idioms.Proving the eternal usefulness of the world's liveliest "dead" language, this little book is filled with  Latin phrases that everyone knows (alter ego, bona fide, status quo); expressions from Roman literature (a word to the wise, seize the day); unusual word derivations (sullen, from solus: alone); Some phrases such as, "Veni Vidi Vici" (I came, I saw, I conquered- Julius Caesar) are commonly known verses that are no longer spoken in daily tounge, but are easily recognizable. Others, like "Modus Operandi" (or  M.O.) are frequently facilitated in police work today. With each phrase is an annotation of it's meaning and possible uses in modern language.

Yes, this book may appear to just be a list, but it's more than that. Within this Guide, the reader is presented with phrase upon phrase in the original Latin, spoken Verbatum (har har) centuries later. The book in itself is an enlightment to those who read it's print, illuminating the ever-present existence of the Latin Language in our daily lives.
However, do you think it's important to know the literal meaning of these commonly used phrases? Is it enough just to use them in the correct context? 
Sommer, R.L. (1996) Nota Bene: A guide to familiar Latin Quotes and Phrases. New York, New York : Barnes and Nobles Publishing.