A number of local councils in Britain have banned their staff from using Latin words, because they say they might confuse people.nSeveral local authorities have ruled that phrases like “vice versa”, “pro rata”, and even “via” should not be used, in speech or in writing.nBut the ban has prompted anger among some Latin scholars.nProfessor Mary Beard of Cambridge University said it was the linguistic equivalent of ethnic cleansing.
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