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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
by 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 agothat'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 agoNo it isn't. It's Latin.
- froh 5mo agoonly the ethymology is latin. the use combining role names is old English, indeed.
- froh 5mo agothank 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 agoI use it, but you're supposed to hyphenate on both sides so this usage was incorrect.