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WotD: Sine qua non
Here it is again, Latin.
A Sine qua non is something essential for something else to be possible.
You can’t make a hamburger without beef.
Therefore beef is a sine qua non for making burgers.
Now, you’re not going to see this term every day.
Heck, you may only see it once a year if you’re lucky.
If you’re a doctor, lawyer, researcher or engineer, you may come across sine qua non in your daily work in papers, etc.
Readers of the New York Times, The Atlantic Magazine, The National Post (Canada) or The Australian (It’s obvious) will come across Latin and maybe sine qua non once in a while.
Many believe that Latin is a dead language.
It’s not dead; it’s just sleeping very, very deeply.
Anyways, to get back to sine qua non.
Diligence is a sine qua non for success if you are a higher-level English language student who wants to improve.
Nothing happens unless you put in hours and hours of study.
It’s also important to keep in mind that determination goes hand in hand with diligence.
Determination is a sine qua non not only for success in your studies but also for success in life.
Nothing happens easily or quickly.
Everything requires you to keep hammering away to get ahead and find success.
However, if you remain determined and keep trying, you can make your own luck by setting yourself up to be in the right place at the right time to find success.
There is a sine qua non for everything that you do.
For example, patience is a sine qua non if you want to be a language teacher.
If you don’t have patience, you may want to find another line of work.
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