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Re:Speaking Latin by j-james on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @11:44AM (#28526506)
There are different competing approaches to "correct" Latin pronunciation. Pronouncing the "v" as "w" comes from the Restored pronunciation - I think Ecclesiastical Latin pronounces it as an English "v".
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Re:Speaking Latin by fourtrees on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @11:53PM (#28535070)
I'm almost certain your right. Cicero would have used something like a "w"; Modern Latin which co-evolved with central Italian uses the "v".
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