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awmperry ([personal profile] awmperry) wrote2005-11-01 05:42 pm

Deep Drops Of Profound Profundity

Unilquadium, equilibrium, tetradotoxin...ium...

Look at the ingredient list of just about any haircare product or washing powder you'd care to name, and you'll notice catchy pseudo-Latin names.



Interesting, isn't it, that when a scientific labcoat character says things ending in "um" it sounds clever, while a public speaker ending with "um" sounds a bit thick?