# Latina Pro Populo.

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**Created:** [August 30, 2018, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latina-pro-populo/820507 "2018-08-30T06:37:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latina-pro-populo/820507/1 "2018-08-30T06:37:01Z")

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Subtitled “Latin For People”. [Here](https://www.amazon.com/Latin-People-Latina-Pro-Populo/dp/0316381497) is the Amazon link. I do have to tell you all, it has been over 20 years since I read this book. I still remember it well though. It is hilarious.

In addition to teaching you the basics of the Latin language, authors Alexander and Victor Humez teach you sentences in Latin like _“A war in France is bad, but a war in a chamber pot is horrible”_ LOL. And _“O sons and daughters of France! The apples of England are foul!”_ Or my favorite, _“In England the adulterer gives the girls good books, in France, crabs.”_

Anyways, they obviously were drunk when they wrote this book. Or at least high on something. That is what makes is such a classic. (BTW, I have never personally used drugs.)

Has anyone else read this book? And what were you impressions of it? As I said, I think it is a classic.

:):)🙂