Or the importance of keeping Latin learning alive.
From bbc.co.uk:
Councils ban use of Latin terms.
A number of councils in Britain have banned their staff from using Latin words, because they say they might confuse people.
But the ban has prompted anger amongst some Latin scholars
Professor Mary Beard of Cambridge University said it was the linguistic equivalent of ethnic cleansing.
But the move has been welcomed by the plain English campaign, which says some officials only use Latin to make themselves feel important.
A campaign spokesman said the ban might stop people confusing the Latin abbreviation e.g with egg.
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