[thelist] A No-Brainer Tip

Katherine Spice k.spice at acu.ac.uk
Fri Feb 9 05:18:31 CST 2001


Alternatively http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/demos/latin.asp will
generate random "latin" paragraphs for you. Also on the site is the
(commented) asp source code.

martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com wrote:
> 
> Memo from Martin P Burns of PricewaterhouseCoopers
> 
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> 
> It is,  but it's known in the publishing industry as Greek text.
> 
> It's from Cicero's "de Finibus" 1.10.32, which begins 'Neque porro quisquam
> est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci
> velit...' (There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it
> and wants to have it, simply because it is pain).
> 
> It's been in use since the 16th Century, and has largely been unchanged since.
> 
> There's more in the comp.fonts FAQ:
> http://www.nwalsh.com/comp.fonts/FAQ/
> 
> Cheers
> Martin




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