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[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Uh, pretty sure it's not pseudo-Latin, it's just Latin. A lot of those terms date back to legal proceedings in ancient Rome.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, but calling it pseudo- is funnier.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Only if you pronounce it "sway-doe", rhymes with Play-Doh

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Pronounce the p

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Pretty sure we butcher the pronunciation, though. The Latin 'Caesar' was pronounced more like the German word 'Kaiser' than the modern 'Caesar salad,' for example.