The Proper Pronunciation of Certiorari
Paul Johnston
paul.johnston at WMICH.EDU
Tue Jun 24 18:47:55 UTC 2014
I went to Catholic school, so the pronunciation was strictly Church Latin. We posted a banner over the cafeteria doors vas a motto for the food service: I English, it translates as "He/She knows the faith." IN lingua latina: "Fidem scit." And they did.
Paul
On Jun 24, 2014, at 2:34 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> WB: Caesar dixit <<Veni, vidi, vici.>>
> Classical Latin: [WAY-knee, WEE-dee, WEE-key].
> Church Latin: [VAIN-knee, VEE-dee, VEE-chee].
> Could never bring myself to do the [w] thing. Preferred the Mussolini
> delivery. Christian Brothers let us decide for ourselves.
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