Youa (maxima) culpa

[Jonathan Lighter]

So that's why it's called "pig latin" !  (Goak.)

JL

"Mullins, Bill" <Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL> wrote:
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>
> Are there any studies of school-mock-Latin?

I remember reading, from decades ago (maybe an excerpt of Goodbye Mr.
Chips in my 10th grade reader? or Pat Conroy's "The Lords of
Discipline"?):

pig
piggo
piggere
squeeli
gruntum

as a declension.


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