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naticus@lemmy.world 5 weeks agoHas nothing to do with being “better” or not. “Veni, vidi, vici” is very commonly translated to “I came, I saw, I conquered”. While you’re correct that is not accurate in translation, it’s irrelevant to the colloquial saying and translation.
So again, it’s a very simple and likely easily understood meaning for which translation is meant.
Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 5 weeks ago
I wouldn't call it "understanding" if you assume a meaning to a word that doesn't have that meaning.
It's funny in the same way as native Americans saying "ugh". If you're ignorant, you laugh. If you aren't, you facepalm. A joke that just makes its teller look like an ignorant idiot who is happy to trample other cultures is not a joke that should me made.
naticus@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
This is a strawman argument and has nothing to do with either the original saying, the translated saying, nor the post here. No one is trying to make anyone look ignorant, you just didn’t get the post and are willing to die on this hill apparently.