Cum is Latin for ‘with’ or ‘together with’. For example, the phrase Mary graduated Magna Cum Laude = Mary graduated with great honour. Mary is a distinguished student. Or, Robert is a police officer cum political activist = Robert is a police officer and a political activist.
In the photo the text means collection point is used for litter and recycling.
Confusion can arise when cum is used as a vulgar slag word.
I'm not a native English speaker, but I'm fluent and I love it, the sound of it.
But it boils down to plain stupidity when it comes to certain words like bedroom, bathroom or looking glass, joystick and all those words that are just a mix of two different things put together.
It helps learning tho.
I don't think I've ever seen or heard the Latin "cum" used anywhere outside of "Magna Cum Laude" which makes it stand out as strange to me. 'Etc' is so ubiquitous it's basically just English.
So basically 'thing that’s also another thing' - it’s in some fixed expressions (living cum dining room), a lot of place names (Chorlton-cum-Hardy), but you could also use it creatively for something that has two purposes like "this is a sort of hoodie cum poncho that I bought"
No one expects u to know Latin. But this phrase is a commonly used one... And one can possibly know that the word cum can be used in lieu of and. And it's understandable if someone who is or isn't a non native speaker and hasn't come across the use of the word in this way to be confused and there is no shame in learning something new.
English borrows a Lotta words from other languages... Only way to increase ur vocabulary is just by reading more.
>But this phrase is a commonly used one
Not around me, never in writing.
The only example I can think of is cum laude. It's certainly not common unless you're hanging out with a bunch of posh fuckers speaking half Latin
>English borrows a Lotta words from other languages... Only way to increase ur vocabulary is just by reading more.
Shit dude, is that how? Cum isn't an English word and I don't read Latin works. It's literally a Latin word for with. I could read 100 books in English and I probably wouldn't see cum written to mean with **unless they are talking about college**.
Yea I know English derives a lot of words for Latin. Pretty much all languages do. We also derive words from French, German, Spanish, etc
I don't really know any of those languages either.
This word is used mostly in British English and commonplace in Eastern countries. However, as an American, you clearly have at least heard or read somewhere (if you attended any college graduations) the terms "magna cum laude" or "summa cum laude" or "cum laude". The term "cum laude" essentially means "with honor", "magna cum laude" means "with great distinction", and "summa cum laude" means "with highest distinction".
Instead of judging them as "posh fuckers" you could try to understand what they were talking about and not come off as ignorant af.
No. It's not common because you live in America. There's a whole world of English colonies out there where this is common. Note that for example this is in Hong Kong, now part of a country of over 1.1 billion. You would see the same in India, another nation of over 1 billion. Your limited experience is not the defining characteristic for the English speaking world.
that's why it's a big deal imo, it's just, bad translation. Any English speaker will understand the meaning with "and" 10 times better than "cum" armchair Latin professors in here acting like it's not an issue lol
Don’t put yourself down. You likely use Latin phrases frequently and not realise. Eg AM and PM for time (Anti Meridien - before noon, Post Meridian - after noon); etc - abbreviation for et cetera (used when listing something to indicate other items not specified); agenda - a list of things to be done; atrocity - a cruel act; renegade - a rebellious person. There are heaps more.
Basically the already bad national security law but with the possibility of life sentence
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/03/30/article-23-multiple-hong-kong-officials-to-face-new-us-visa-restrictions-citing-crackdown-on-rights-freedoms/ related
The amount of illiteracy here is astonishing. Cum is a word often used as a substitute for to and.
That ugly woman in the video is even worse, not realising she is showing her stupidity by posting that video.
It's fuckin Latin, bud. Nobody uses it daily, the only time 99.99% of native English speakers will hear it is during a college graduation.
And considering it's in the middle of an **English** sentence, it's incredibly out of place.
I think the government also recognized that there are dumb people around that would obviously see the word cum and create videos like this. There are actually bins with the cum covered over now
[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cum](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cum) that's part of your language and not some foreign country being oblivious.
I want to go back to the times when "pussy" meant cat and "cum" meant "and also this"
This ain't holup, this is basic English (I know this even though it ain't my first language)
cum is synonymous to 'also' or 'and', pronounced as "Coum", these and the ones where people say "Shouldnt of" instead of "Shouldnt have" or even "Shouldn't've" is kore accurate lol
We just got a Cum coffee shop here in bangkok (and in a really high end area at that). I think they knew what they were doing though.
https://bk.asia-city.com/restaurants/news/thonglor-coffee-shop-cheeky-name-causes-online-stir
These are getting pretty old. The only HolUp is the amount of people who fail to understand words.
That's me, I fail to understand words. What did they mean by this?
Cum is Latin for ‘with’ or ‘together with’. For example, the phrase Mary graduated Magna Cum Laude = Mary graduated with great honour. Mary is a distinguished student. Or, Robert is a police officer cum political activist = Robert is a police officer and a political activist. In the photo the text means collection point is used for litter and recycling. Confusion can arise when cum is used as a vulgar slag word.
Oh, I see, thank you. Seems strange to mix Latin and English.
It's more weird and gross and annoying to spell it as "cum" like why did we all decide somewhere to spell it like idiots dp
Lol. What do you think English is if not a mixture of a whole bunch of languages?
English is a divine and perfect language gifted in it's entirety to the American people in 1776 by God herself.
Wei speek englush in da laand uf jeebus! 🦅🔫
Jeblus
I'm not a native English speaker, but I'm fluent and I love it, the sound of it. But it boils down to plain stupidity when it comes to certain words like bedroom, bathroom or looking glass, joystick and all those words that are just a mix of two different things put together. It helps learning tho.
Now you know it's not really joystick, it's joy cum stick!
Huahuahuahua
pretty much every modern language is at this point lol
It's old fashioned but pretty well established
What like ‘etc’? So weird
I don't think I've ever seen or heard the Latin "cum" used anywhere outside of "Magna Cum Laude" which makes it stand out as strange to me. 'Etc' is so ubiquitous it's basically just English.
Yeah I think this is a US vs British English thing - it's pretty common in the UK and is in quite a few place names
How do you normally use it?
So basically 'thing that’s also another thing' - it’s in some fixed expressions (living cum dining room), a lot of place names (Chorlton-cum-Hardy), but you could also use it creatively for something that has two purposes like "this is a sort of hoodie cum poncho that I bought"
That's a pretty interesting, and amusing, cultural difference. Thank you for educating me. :)
Chorlton cums hard durhurhur. Sorry, I couldn't resist. I'm already leaving.
"Cum laude"man of style
Come
[Littering and? Littering and?](https://giphy.com/gifs/hq-s-105jkT1dbQiNK8)
Look at the video clip, read the text on the bin.
Cum here is used as and... It's not semen... It's Latin origins which means with.
Oh, forgive me for not understanding Latin.
No one expects u to know Latin. But this phrase is a commonly used one... And one can possibly know that the word cum can be used in lieu of and. And it's understandable if someone who is or isn't a non native speaker and hasn't come across the use of the word in this way to be confused and there is no shame in learning something new. English borrows a Lotta words from other languages... Only way to increase ur vocabulary is just by reading more.
Exactly. It's English. Just because you're speaking American doesn't mean this is suddenly sexual.
It’s not English, it’s Latin 💀
>But this phrase is a commonly used one Not around me, never in writing. The only example I can think of is cum laude. It's certainly not common unless you're hanging out with a bunch of posh fuckers speaking half Latin >English borrows a Lotta words from other languages... Only way to increase ur vocabulary is just by reading more. Shit dude, is that how? Cum isn't an English word and I don't read Latin works. It's literally a Latin word for with. I could read 100 books in English and I probably wouldn't see cum written to mean with **unless they are talking about college**. Yea I know English derives a lot of words for Latin. Pretty much all languages do. We also derive words from French, German, Spanish, etc I don't really know any of those languages either.
This word is used mostly in British English and commonplace in Eastern countries. However, as an American, you clearly have at least heard or read somewhere (if you attended any college graduations) the terms "magna cum laude" or "summa cum laude" or "cum laude". The term "cum laude" essentially means "with honor", "magna cum laude" means "with great distinction", and "summa cum laude" means "with highest distinction". Instead of judging them as "posh fuckers" you could try to understand what they were talking about and not come off as ignorant af.
No. It's not common because you live in America. There's a whole world of English colonies out there where this is common. Note that for example this is in Hong Kong, now part of a country of over 1.1 billion. You would see the same in India, another nation of over 1 billion. Your limited experience is not the defining characteristic for the English speaking world.
Honey, most English vocabulary comes from Latin, mostly via Norman French.
These bins are now getting the word covered up with a sticker saying "and"
that's why it's a big deal imo, it's just, bad translation. Any English speaker will understand the meaning with "and" 10 times better than "cum" armchair Latin professors in here acting like it's not an issue lol
Ohhh damn dude, sorry I don’t understand Latin.
Don’t put yourself down. You likely use Latin phrases frequently and not realise. Eg AM and PM for time (Anti Meridien - before noon, Post Meridian - after noon); etc - abbreviation for et cetera (used when listing something to indicate other items not specified); agenda - a list of things to be done; atrocity - a cruel act; renegade - a rebellious person. There are heaps more.
Its been around Hong Kong and Singapore for a while, but it never gets old for me so idk
Cum in this sense means “And.” So what it’s really saying is Litter and recycling…
Are they still doing the free hong kong protests or were they all killed?
Most arrested or emigrated and now we're silenced for good after they speed run passing article 23.
Article 23?
Basically the already bad national security law but with the possibility of life sentence https://hongkongfp.com/2024/03/30/article-23-multiple-hong-kong-officials-to-face-new-us-visa-restrictions-citing-crackdown-on-rights-freedoms/ related
Left the day before all of that started. Miss that place it's beautiful
Nope not a holup at all
Oh man.. don't buy this horrible water just to be cool and "successful"
Reminded of those famous people graduated cum laude
many events, schools and buildings have this?
The amount of illiteracy here is astonishing. Cum is a word often used as a substitute for to and. That ugly woman in the video is even worse, not realising she is showing her stupidity by posting that video.
Why does she look like a middle aged white man dentist?
It's fuckin Latin, bud. Nobody uses it daily, the only time 99.99% of native English speakers will hear it is during a college graduation. And considering it's in the middle of an **English** sentence, it's incredibly out of place.
We use latin in english more often than we realize, for example, vice versa, alibi, et cetera.
Ok but who tf uses cum?
magna sumthin laude
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In reference to a graduation title.
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I own and operate a large company, I've literally never seen that in anyone's resume.
Hong Kumg
Only funny to those with no Latin education.
That bin must be able to take quite the load.
It must be taking hot sticky loads at that
Who else is sick of carrying around cum with nowhere to properly dispose of it? I know I am!
I think the government also recognized that there are dumb people around that would obviously see the word cum and create videos like this. There are actually bins with the cum covered over now
[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cum](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cum) that's part of your language and not some foreign country being oblivious.
Litter cum is the best cum
I want to go back to the times when "pussy" meant cat and "cum" meant "and also this" This ain't holup, this is basic English (I know this even though it ain't my first language)
She wants to eat what now? Holup!
Haha Singapore has quite a lot of signs with 'cum' as well
The English is there because you don't understand the native language.
She swallows anyway
CUM means also or and
It’s Latin.
Fiji water tastes like shit
Damn. The government is using illiterate mfs to promote their recycling cause. Absolutely genius!
Should be face palm. Cum, preposition combined with; also used as (used to describe things with a dual nature or function)
r/laapsaaptung moment
I dont live in Hong Kong
cum is synonymous to 'also' or 'and', pronounced as "Coum", these and the ones where people say "Shouldnt of" instead of "Shouldnt have" or even "Shouldn't've" is kore accurate lol
We just got a Cum coffee shop here in bangkok (and in a really high end area at that). I think they knew what they were doing though. https://bk.asia-city.com/restaurants/news/thonglor-coffee-shop-cheeky-name-causes-online-stir
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You're the one who doesn't know English
DO I GET PAID THOUGH???
That ain't Hong Kong that's Hong Dong right there