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ARandomerDude 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Leo's first encyclical attacks technological messi...

“cum” (rhymes with “broom”, rather than “dumb”) is Latin for “with”.

curio_Pol_curio 4 months ago [–]

that's when it appears cum "laude" (eg)

in commonwealth (seniors in everyday UK, HR and pedants otherwise) usage it rhymes with dumb, like you'd expect

https://youtu.be/RzESsmv5FhM

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