In Classics I worked on reconstructed Classical pronunciation of Latin. In my English minor I did the same for Early Modern English (e.g., Shakespeare).
That’s probably why today I received this. It seems to be a kind review of the ancient Roman version of Amazon’s Alexa*.
*I will never get one. However if you get one, use my link so that I will get a percentage of the sale. Hey! Pecunia non olet et rationes sunt mihi!
Won one FOR FREE!!! Don’t use it…it listens in at all times when plugged in, not just when ‘turned on’. I like my appliances more like a dumb toaster than a HAL 9000…unless HAL is singing the Daisey song, really really slowly!
You do realize it’s a joke and “Alexi” is his Latin speaking buddy offscreen, right?
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I don’t think it’s a buddy, I think it’s his own voice recorded on a different track. I know him through the Latin-speaking community. He has several YouTube channels; his spoken Latin one is called Scorpio Martianus. He has done a lot of research on the pronunciation of Latin and Greek at different periods.
Available soon, the Alexius Maximus:
“Alexius, what’s the weather tomorrow?”
“Carthago delenda est.”
“Alexius, where’s the nearest Home Depot?”
“Carthago delenda est.”
Pecunia olet, if you’re filthy rich.