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Old 11-03-2008, 03:42 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon View Post
Latin has been outlawed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7705922.stm

The justification cracks me up:
Proponents claim that "some officials only use Latin to make themselves feel important."

I can't help but wonder when they'll start restricting the use of polysyllabic words, arcane literary allusions, et alia.
absurdum.
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