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Of course, for every writer who succeeds in spicing up their story with a little Latin, there are probably three that simply make the reader cringe or at best roll their eyes: The use of Latin has also come to seem ''pretentious'' and no one wants to seem pretentious. And sometimes [[CanisLatinicus And sometimes writers are satisfied with just]] ''[[CanisLatinicus sounding]]'' [[CanisLatinicus vaguely similar.]]
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Of course, for every writer who succeeds in spicing up their story with a little Latin, there are probably three that simply make the reader cringe or at best roll their eyes: The use of Latin has also come to seem ''pretentious'' and no one wants to seem pretentious. And sometimes [[CanisLatinicus And sometimes writers are satisfied with just]] ''[[CanisLatinicus sounding]]'' [[CanisLatinicus vaguely similar.]]
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Question. What's the number one language for making something sound ominous or mystical? For making someone sound smart? For making something sound old and important? The answer that springs to many people's minds would probably be Latin.
Latin is an old language and one that is no longer spoken as anyone's native language. People will still teach it, the Catholic church uses it and it's the root of numerous living languages today, but Latin itself is pretty dead. However, it carries an edge of importance, classiness and an association with religion and magic. As such, many writers are fond of inserting Latin into their stories for any number of reasons. The fact that it may not really fit in or seem out of place isn't really relevant: Frankly, it just sounds cool.
Of course, for every writer who succeeds in spicing up their story with a little Latin, there are probably three that simply make the reader cringe or at best roll their eyes: The use of Latin has also come to seem ''pretentious'' and no one wants to seem pretentious. And sometimes [[CanisLatinicus And sometimes writers are satisfied with it just]] ''[[CanisLatinicus sounding]]'' [[CanisLatinicus vaguely similar.]]
Latin is an old language and one that is no longer spoken as anyone's native language. People will still teach it, the Catholic church uses it and it's the root of numerous living languages today, but Latin itself is pretty dead. However, it carries an edge of importance, classiness and an association with religion and magic. As such, many writers are fond of inserting Latin into their stories for any number of reasons. The fact that it may not really fit in or seem out of place isn't really relevant: Frankly, it just sounds cool.
Of course, for every writer who succeeds in spicing up their story with a little Latin, there are probably three that simply make the reader cringe or at best roll their eyes: The use of Latin has also come to seem ''pretentious'' and no one wants to seem pretentious. And sometimes [[CanisLatinicus And sometimes writers are satisfied with it just]] ''[[CanisLatinicus sounding]]'' [[CanisLatinicus vaguely similar.]]
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However, Latin is an old language and one that is no longer spoken as anyone's native language. People will still teach it, the Catholic church uses it and it's the root of numerous living languages today, but Latin itself is pretty dead.
Of course, for every writer who succeeds in spicing up their story with a little Latin, there are probably three that simply make the reader cringe or at best roll their eyes: The use of Latin has also come to seem ''pretentious'' and no one wants to seem pretentious. And sometimes [[CanisLatinicus And sometimes writers are satisfied with
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Latin carries an implication of importance, classiness and mysticism. Despite being a dead language,[[note]] meaning no culture uses it as their native tongue,[[/note]] it retains an association with magic, religion, and science. It is the language of those who know secrets and have uncovered ancient mysteries, and creators use it ([[CanisLatinicus or something that sounds like it]]) for those associations.
The UsefulNotes/LatinLanguage is still taught and utilized for many people and it's the root of numerous living languages today, making it both accessible for creators/audiences and maintaining the connotations with magic ({{Stage Magician}}s using pseudo-Latin incantations like "hocus pocus"), religion (Latin is the [[SacredLanguage official language]] of the [[ChristianityIsCatholic Catholic Church]]), schools and school-based organizations choosing a PretentiousLatinMotto, and science (The tradition of [[AncientGrome Greco-Romanism]] is most exemplified in the field of taxonomy). As such, many writers are fond of inserting Latin into their stories for any number of reasons. The fact that it may not really fit in or seem out of place isn't really relevant: Frankly, it just sounds cool.
This is a SubTrope to GratuitousForeignLanguage, where creators include foreign words (and [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign close-enough foreign words]]) for a variety of reasons[[note]] including sounding like a pretentious ass[[/note]]. For help in parsing some of the Latin present in examples, please read the UsefulNotes/LatinPronunciationGuide.
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Latin carries an implication of importance, classiness and mysticism. Despite being a dead language,[[note]] meaning no culture uses it as their native tongue,[[/note]] it retains an association with magic, religion, and science. It is the language of those who know secrets and have uncovered ancient mysteries, and creators use it ([[CanisLatinicus or something that sounds like it]]) for those associations.
The UsefulNotes/LatinLanguage is still taught and utilized for many people and it's the root of numerous living languages today, making it both accessible for creators/audiences and maintaining the connotations with magic ({{Stage Magician}}s using pseudo-Latin incantations like "hocus pocus"), religion (Latin is the [[SacredLanguage official language]] of the [[ChristianityIsCatholic Catholic Church]]), schools and school-based organizations choosing a PretentiousLatinMotto, and science (The tradition of [[AncientGrome Greco-Romanism]] is most exemplified in the field of taxonomy). As such, many writers are fond of inserting Latin into their stories for any number of reasons. The fact that it may not really fit in or seem out of place isn't really relevant: Frankly, it just sounds cool.
This is a SubTrope to GratuitousForeignLanguage, where creators include foreign words (and [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign close-enough foreign words]]) for a variety of reasons[[note]] including sounding like a pretentious ass[[/note]]. For help in parsing some of the Latin present in examples, please read the UsefulNotes/LatinPronunciationGuide.
!!SuperTrope to the following:
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Question. What's the number one language for making something sound ominous or mystical? For making someone sound smart? For making something sound old and important? The answer that springs to many people's minds would probably be Latin.
Latin is an old language and one that is no longer spoken as anyone's native language. People will still teach it, the Catholic church uses it and it's the root of numerous living languages today, but Latin itself is pretty dead. However, it carries an edge of importance, classiness and an association with religion and magic. As such, many writers are fond of inserting Latin into their stories for any number of reasons. The fact that it may not really fit in or seem out of place isn't really relevant: Frankly, it just sounds cool.
Of course, for every writer who succeeds in spicing up their story with a little Latin, there are probably three that simply make the reader cringe or at best roll their eyes: The use of Latin has also come to seem ''pretentious'' and no one wants to seem pretentious. And sometimes [[CanisLatinicus And sometimes writers are satisfied with it just]] ''[[CanisLatinicus sounding]]'' [[CanisLatinicus vaguely similar.]]
A subtrope of GratuitousForeignLanguage. See also the LatinPronunciationGuide.
Latin is an old language and one that is no longer spoken as anyone's native language. People will still teach it, the Catholic church uses it and it's the root of numerous living languages today, but Latin itself is pretty dead. However, it carries an edge of importance, classiness and an association with religion and magic. As such, many writers are fond of inserting Latin into their stories for any number of reasons. The fact that it may not really fit in or seem out of place isn't really relevant: Frankly, it just sounds cool.
Of course, for every writer who succeeds in spicing up their story with a little Latin, there are probably three that simply make the reader cringe or at best roll their eyes: The use of Latin has also come to seem ''pretentious'' and no one wants to seem pretentious. And sometimes [[CanisLatinicus And sometimes writers are satisfied with it just]] ''[[CanisLatinicus sounding]]'' [[CanisLatinicus vaguely similar.]]
A subtrope of GratuitousForeignLanguage. See also the LatinPronunciationGuide.
