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Lorem ipsum: filler fail, killer tale

• 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-translation/ https://antigonejournal.com/2021/06/pitfalls-latin-translati...
• theseventhday 5y ago
  Fascinating piece! You have a beautiful site.