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As in cum-"captain of industry"

• froh 4mo ago
  non native speaker here - I don't get it.
  • HappMacDonald 4mo ago
    It's an old English word (predating the sexual connotation): cum - Used in indicating a thing or person which has two or more roles, functions, or natures, or which has changed from one to another. Basically nobody uses that language construct anymore until you run headlong into it in a Hackernews comment or something
    • ARandomerDude 4mo ago
      “cum” (rhymes with “broom”, rather than “dumb”) is Latin for “with”.
      • curio_Pol_curio 4mo 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 https://youtu.be/RzESsmv5FhM Radcliff-cum-Chackmore
    • anigbrowl 4mo ago
      No it isn't. It's Latin.
      • froh 4mo ago
        only the ethymology is latin. the use combining role names is old English, indeed.
    • froh 4mo ago
      thank you! this was most helpful to lead me into asking the right question. https://share.google/aimode/dDekJEZzfKaE6FCvH https://share.google/aimode/dDekJEZzfKaE6FCvH
    • whimsicalism 4mo ago
      I use it, but you're supposed to hyphenate on both sides so this usage was incorrect.
  • LtWorf 4mo ago
    I suspect they mean "with" but in latin. But I'm not entirely sure.
    • hunterpayne 4mo ago
      That's correct
  • anigbrowl 4mo ago
    'cum' is latin for 'with', and it is commonly hyphenated when inserted in between other words. It's also a slang word for semen, but that's not relevant here.