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Re:Latin in the Voynich Manuscript by Raphmedia on Thursday September 10, 2020 @02:36PM (#24435230)
We use Latin in "Lorem Ipsum" because most people are unable to read it today. This makes sure that the viewer focus on the page layout and images and not the text itself.

If it was written in Latin during an era where everyone could read Latin, it wouldn't be the same concept.

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Re:Latin in the Voynich Manuscript by Fargren on Thursday September 10, 2020 @02:52PM (#24435365)
You are not wrong, but bear in mind that Lorem Ipsum is not latin, is latin-looking gibberish.
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Re:Latin in the Voynich Manuscript by AquinasCoder on Thursday September 10, 2020 @04:26PM (#24436234)
It's ultimately a corrupted version of Cicero's "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum".
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