What would be the proper usage of Qua in a sentence? Qua (not to be confused with the ablative feminine form of qui) is a Latin adverb meaning "where; by which route" Read it as "as" when you read it Use it in scholarly or legal writing to refer to a specific role or conceptual category for an entity that could have more than one role conceptual category E g , All that is necessary is, that the arbiter, in the free exercise of his discretion
latin - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Closed 4 years ago Some Latinisms are usually italicized in English whereas some Latin loanwords are not, even in the same text However, I cannot find any clear pattern Are there clear rules or guidelines about it? For example, should I italicize 'qua', 'a priori', or 'post factum'?
phrases - something qua something vs something simpliciter . . . It's hard to find a fundamental difference in how "X qua X" and "X simpliciter" are used There might be differences in connotation though, with qua suggesting something has multiple aspects and can be considered qua multiple things, while simpliciter means simply
etymology - What is the origin of the counting prefixes: uni-, bi- di . . . You are correct, they are from Latin and Greek, we have simply inherited terms from both There is a good reference for Latin and Greek roots over at Wikipedia: Uni meaning one: un-, uni- one language of origin: Latin etymology: unus, unius examples: unary, union Bi Di meaning two: bi- two language of origin: Latin etymology: bis, "twice"; bini, "in twos" examples: binoculars, bigamy, biscotti
A word for a statement that doesnt need to be said I don't think this has the right meaning From what I understand, a "sine qua non" is something that is indispensable, but the question asks for a word to describe statements that are unnecessary
What is the reasoning for the idiom in and of itself having the . . . Or, as someone else in this forum quoted, Bobby was the first pig I had met qua pig, not qua pork Finally, to truly come full circle, per se has seemed to slip from its original meaning of in itself by itself (that is, separated from its context) and now just flabbily refers to a kind of lack of clarity
adjectives - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The definition still says, of high quality quot;this was a fine piece of filmmaking quot; · quot;fine wines quot; But too many times, we see people using the word to describe a so-so state, li