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Ah, finally, we can figure out what Cicero is talking about! (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 26 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Explanation: In Classical Latin, you generally place the verb at the end of a sentence. Cicero was fond of making long, elaborate sentences filled with nested statements in his speeches, so he is somewhat notorious amongst Latin students for taking forever to get to the damn verb and make it clear what he’s actually talking about.

[–] alaphic@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Imagine a time where your orators of note speak in complex gibberish for reasons other than pure, unadulterated dementia...

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

Fuck, maybe Roman civilization was a golden age...