As heard on television:
“Latin has no place in modern society, per se.”
Tags: Progressive Drivel, Thou Shalt Laugh
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Who said that?
That reminds me of a similar comment G. K. Chesterton once overheard… Something like, “The learning of ancient Greek has no place in a modern democracy.” Oh, come now… =P
“…per se…” /irony
ignoramus
He gets a double whammy. Not only is there the irony of using Latin per se, but he is not using per se correctly.
Maybe the interviewer’s name was Percy.