Annus horribilis
Latin has been outlawed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7705922.stm The justification cracks me up: Proponents claim that "some officials only use Latin to make themselves feel important." I can't help but wonder when they'll start restricting the use of polysyllabic words, arcane literary allusions, et alia. |
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Edepol! Furciferi.
"the linguistic equivalent of ethnic cleansing" Mary Beard is a very famous classicist. Here's her blog entry on this topic. |
Cali Coug ca 2005: "using Latin generally demonstrates intellectual insecurity."
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Went trick-or-treating at the high school and ran into the Latin club. I had half a mind to tell them to pursue a more useful language, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. |
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Bump
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damn you |
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