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> a kind of international finance man cum-captain of industry (perhaps best embodied by Sam Altman) What the hell is a “cum-captain”? Search isn’t helping.

huhkerrf 5mo ago
Probably this: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cum https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cum I.e. finance man as well as captain of industry
- whimsicalism 5mo ago
  the correct usage is dashes on both sides of the word, the usage above was extra confusing because it was incorrect
sealeck 5mo ago
As in cum-"captain of industry"
- froh 5mo ago
  non native speaker here - I don't get it.
  - HappMacDonald 5mo ago
    It's an old English word (predating the sexual connotation): cum - Used in indicating a thing or person which has two or more roles, functions, or natures, or which has changed from one to another. Basically nobody uses that language construct anymore until you run headlong into it in a Hackernews comment or something
    - ARandomerDude 5mo ago
      “cum” (rhymes with “broom”, rather than “dumb”) is Latin for “with”.
      - curio_Pol_curio 5mo ago
        that's when it appears cum "laude" (eg) in commonwealth (seniors in everyday UK, HR and pedants otherwise) usage it rhymes with dumb, like you'd expect https://youtu.be/RzESsmv5FhM https://youtu.be/RzESsmv5FhM Radcliff-cum-Chackmore
    - anigbrowl 5mo ago
      No it isn't. It's Latin.
      - froh 5mo ago
        only the ethymology is latin. the use combining role names is old English, indeed.
    - froh 5mo ago
      thank you! this was most helpful to lead me into asking the right question. https://share.google/aimode/dDekJEZzfKaE6FCvH https://share.google/aimode/dDekJEZzfKaE6FCvH
    - whimsicalism 5mo ago
      I use it, but you're supposed to hyphenate on both sides so this usage was incorrect.
  - LtWorf 5mo ago
    I suspect they mean "with" but in latin. But I'm not entirely sure.
    - hunterpayne 5mo ago
      That's correct
  - anigbrowl 5mo ago
    'cum' is latin for 'with', and it is commonly hyphenated when inserted in between other words. It's also a slang word for semen, but that's not relevant here.

huhkerrf 5mo ago

Probably this: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cum https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cum I.e. finance man as well as captain of industry

whimsicalism 5mo ago
the correct usage is dashes on both sides of the word, the usage above was extra confusing because it was incorrect

sealeck 5mo ago

As in cum-"captain of industry"

froh 5mo ago
non native speaker here - I don't get it.
- HappMacDonald 5mo ago
  It's an old English word (predating the sexual connotation): cum - Used in indicating a thing or person which has two or more roles, functions, or natures, or which has changed from one to another. Basically nobody uses that language construct anymore until you run headlong into it in a Hackernews comment or something
  - ARandomerDude 5mo ago
    “cum” (rhymes with “broom”, rather than “dumb”) is Latin for “with”.
    - curio_Pol_curio 5mo ago
      that's when it appears cum "laude" (eg) in commonwealth (seniors in everyday UK, HR and pedants otherwise) usage it rhymes with dumb, like you'd expect https://youtu.be/RzESsmv5FhM https://youtu.be/RzESsmv5FhM Radcliff-cum-Chackmore
  - anigbrowl 5mo ago
    No it isn't. It's Latin.
    - froh 5mo ago
      only the ethymology is latin. the use combining role names is old English, indeed.
  - froh 5mo ago
    thank you! this was most helpful to lead me into asking the right question. https://share.google/aimode/dDekJEZzfKaE6FCvH https://share.google/aimode/dDekJEZzfKaE6FCvH
  - whimsicalism 5mo ago
    I use it, but you're supposed to hyphenate on both sides so this usage was incorrect.
- LtWorf 5mo ago
  I suspect they mean "with" but in latin. But I'm not entirely sure.
  - hunterpayne 5mo ago
    That's correct
- anigbrowl 5mo ago
  'cum' is latin for 'with', and it is commonly hyphenated when inserted in between other words. It's also a slang word for semen, but that's not relevant here.