[–] johncuddihy 5y ago ↗ amazing I always thought it was real Latin [–] AntigoneJournal 5y ago ↗ It is certainly the most world's read "Latin" - but yes it's in fact a bit of Cicero's philosophy that has been hacked to pieces and stitched together by an unknown typographer in Swinging Sixties London. A strange story! [–] johncuddihy 5y ago ↗ I failed Latin at school and was too thick for Greek so am easy to fool even now [–] AntigoneJournal 5y ago ↗ Hah. There's always a chance to tackle Latin and Greek again. The man who tried to translate the nonsensical 'Lorem ipsum' summarised his efforts here: https://antigonejournal.com/2021/06/pitfalls-latin-translati...
[–] AntigoneJournal 5y ago ↗ It is certainly the most world's read "Latin" - but yes it's in fact a bit of Cicero's philosophy that has been hacked to pieces and stitched together by an unknown typographer in Swinging Sixties London. A strange story! [–] johncuddihy 5y ago ↗ I failed Latin at school and was too thick for Greek so am easy to fool even now [–] AntigoneJournal 5y ago ↗ Hah. There's always a chance to tackle Latin and Greek again. The man who tried to translate the nonsensical 'Lorem ipsum' summarised his efforts here: https://antigonejournal.com/2021/06/pitfalls-latin-translati...
[–] johncuddihy 5y ago ↗ I failed Latin at school and was too thick for Greek so am easy to fool even now [–] AntigoneJournal 5y ago ↗ Hah. There's always a chance to tackle Latin and Greek again. The man who tried to translate the nonsensical 'Lorem ipsum' summarised his efforts here: https://antigonejournal.com/2021/06/pitfalls-latin-translati...
[–] AntigoneJournal 5y ago ↗ Hah. There's always a chance to tackle Latin and Greek again. The man who tried to translate the nonsensical 'Lorem ipsum' summarised his efforts here: https://antigonejournal.com/2021/06/pitfalls-latin-translati...
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