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lorem ipsum dolor sit amet

English translation: Used to show typography traits.

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Latin term or phrase:lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
English translation:Used to show typography traits.
Entered by: Jonathan Spector

03:14 Oct 19, 2005
Latin to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Latin term or phrase: lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
This term was used in an email to me from a work colleague and I do not know what it means.
Mick Bourke
Used to show typography traits.
Explanation:
"The phrase 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet ...' appears in Microsoft Word online Help. It appears in the Help topic 'About tracked changes and comments'. This phrase has the appearance of an intelligent Latin idiom. Actually, it is nonsense".

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Note added at 2005-10-19 05:53:52 (GMT)
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Also site: http://www.saila.com/usage/lorem/
It shows the original Cicero quote, altered y the printing industry.
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Jonathan Spector
Israel
Local time: 11:54
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5 +4Used to show typography traits.
Jonathan Spector
5 -1there is no one who loves pain itself
David Hollywood


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
there is no one who loves pain itself


Explanation:
There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it,
... "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, ...
www.lipsum.com/ - 14k - 17 Oct 2005 - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 7 mins (2005-10-19 03:21:52 GMT)
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or: nobody loves pain for its own sake

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-10-19 03:22:41 GMT)
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or: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetaur adipisicing elit, ... Nor again is
there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, ...
foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?Lorem+ipsum - 7k - Cached - Similar pages


David Hollywood
Local time: 05:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Joseph Brazauskas: It's printer's jibberish, and means nothing consecutively, albeit individual words have some meaning.
2 hrs
disagree  Jonathan Spector: I agree with Joseph; see below.
2 hrs
agree  Flavio Ferri-Benedetti: It doesn't mean anything, sorry...
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Used to show typography traits.


Explanation:
"The phrase 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet ...' appears in Microsoft Word online Help. It appears in the Help topic 'About tracked changes and comments'. This phrase has the appearance of an intelligent Latin idiom. Actually, it is nonsense".

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Note added at 2005-10-19 05:53:52 (GMT)
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Also site: http://www.saila.com/usage/lorem/
It shows the original Cicero quote, altered y the printing industry.


    Reference: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q114...
Jonathan Spector
Israel
Local time: 11:54
Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Flavio Ferri-Benedetti: Yes. This has been asked many, many times and could have been found in Proz glossary by the asker.
22 mins
  -> He could also have found it in Google.
agree  Kirill Semenov
38 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
3 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
1 day 7 hrs
  -> thanks
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