"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live." ~ Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor, best known for his Meditations on Stoic philosophy, AD 121-180)
persona non grata
Pronunciation: p&r-'sO-n&-"nän-'gra-t&, -'grä-
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin, unacceptable person
: personally unacceptable or unwelcome
persona non grata
Pronunciation: p&r-'sO-n&-"nän-'gra-t&, -'grä-
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin, unacceptable person
: personally unacceptable or unwelcome
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4 Comments:
I would think that 'persona non grata' means 'not holding a personal grudge'. Haha.
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PF, at 12:08 PM
haaa... saw this phrase in Mr Chiam's letter to the forum page. He is one of my idols...
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Fong Kok Hoong, at 12:47 PM
Why him? You fan dui dang ah? Hehe.
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PF, at 9:57 PM
Haaa... think he is kind of like a quiet determined fighter ...
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Fong Kok Hoong, at 1:50 AM
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