Re: Classic, Normal, and Vulgar Lingo

Raymond Brown wrote:

> I guess DeCamp considered Cicero's "Golden Latin" too precious to be
> sullied by barbarians   :)
The speaker is a typical 6th-century Roman poetaster who surely does
not represent DeCamp's own view.  IIRC, his interlocutor is suffering
through Cassiodorus and complaining that he can't find out anything
because of the rococo style; *he* prefers Caesar.

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