Calling these annuals nasturtiums sounds like using botanical Latin, but it isn't.

There are several reasons why people continue to use Latin.

By degrees the Irish created a classical tradition in their own language, though they continued to use Latin.

"We cannot use Latin as a basic text," he said.

He was the first theologian to use Latin for his exegesis.

It was more the fashion at that time to use Latin for such a purpose.

Emphasis was placed, as the name indicates, on learning to use Latin.

"There are few common names, so we've learned to use Latin," she said.

In order to produce an "authentic" feel from having such a historical setting, the game uses medieval Latin for a number of key terms.

"I thank thee," he said, using Latin again, though he was sorry there had been a search.