Actually, most of the dictionaries that I've looked at say that either pronunciation (pronunskiation if you're Popeye, phonuncication if you're Junior Samples from Hee-Haw) is acceptable. Hey...Certs is a candy mint/Certs is a breath mint....

When I took Latin in high school we were taught what the minds at the time thought was "classical" pronunciation. My son is taking it now and whenever I read anything out loud around him I get that "are you insane/don't embarass me" teen age look. Unless we could go back and capture an actual Roman, I doubt that we'll ever know what the correct pronunciation is...language changes (I almost said corrupts but that has such a negative connotation that I can't use it) so subtly and over time. The trend in the production of the plays of Shakespeare is to use a much more traditional pronunciation and cadence than has been used lately. It takes a few minutes to get attuned to it but it makes much more sense in a way than most of the usual interpretations.

"Oh, that this too, too solid flesh should celt...er...melt..."

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