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[–] amuck1924@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I can confidently tell you that no one who actually knows Latin would ever say French is "Latin with fancy rules."

[–] sus@programming.dev 36 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

..which ironically makes for a perfect parallel with "C/C++"

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 12 points 1 month ago

C++ is pig latin

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I just have some high school Latin from long ago, but if you parse "fancy" as "ornamental at the expense of utility", then I think it's a fair description.

[–] amuck1924@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

That's a good point. I parsed "fancy" as "more intricate" and was immediately affronted ;) I like your take on it.

[–] amuck1924@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Btw, your username just gave me a good belly laugh