quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur "anything said in Latin sounds profound". A recent ironic Latin phrase to poke fun at people who seem to us

quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur "anything said in Latin sounds profound". A recent ironic Latin phrase to poke fun at people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated". [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases_%28full%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases_%28full%2...]