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One of my favorite moments at Oracle was when we were on a business trip and had to get ready at 6:00 am (don't ask why). I said, "Ah, the rosy-fingered dawn!"
by AlbertCory 4y ago
One of my favorite moments at Oracle was when we were on a business trip and had to get ready at 6:00 am (don't ask why). I said, "Ah, the rosy-fingered dawn!" and one guy actually got the reference.
============= This is Latin, not Greek, but ===========
Supposedly "Cicero" was pronounced "KICK-er-oo"
I don't care. I'm going to keep saying SISS-er-oh.
- pjungwir 4y agoAnd his name means Chickpea. :-) Evidently (since it's the family name) it's because his ancestors farmed chickpeas, but I still like to imagine it as a personal nickname instead.
- jihadjihad 4y agoI heard it was because of his ancestors' warts
- lo_zamoyski 4y agoThe pronunciation of Latin will vary depending on whether you're relying on classical (restored/reconstructed) or ecclesiastical pronunciation. "Cicero" in the former is [ˈkɪkɛroː], whereas in the latter, it is [ˈtʃitʃero] which is close to the English pronunciation. In most European languages, the pronunciation is closer to the latter (e.g., the Polish "Cyceron"), while, e.g., in Greek it is closer to the former (Κικέρων).
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- stavros 4y agoAnd in modern Italian it's the latter.