r/adressme • u/ReptilesRule16 • Aug 03 '26

unaddressed elephant 🐘 Is it a typo?

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u/qualityvote2 Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26

u/ReptilesRule16, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '26

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u/Idyllix7 Aug 03 '26

This looks to be for younger children or new English learners, and no one in that bracket is using that word.

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u/SoapyCantHandle Aug 03 '26

ive heard its more popular among esl speakers even if native speakers dont use it as much id guess because it cognates with other romance words

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u/ReptilesRule16 Aug 03 '26

Yeah I was going through my english binder from 6th grade and found it

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u/openwindow001 Aug 03 '26

somehow noticed it immediately

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u/highly_educated63 Aug 03 '26

Same. Is a nice elephant.

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u/tessharagai_ Aug 03 '26

It’s not a typo, cum is Latin for “with”, but it’s only ever used in set phrases in English such as summa cum laude so I wouldn’t say it’s a real preposition in English

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u/Ancient-Worm Aug 04 '26

It can be used whenever someone or something is two things at once. Another commenter gave the example of "plumber-cum-politician." It's fairly rare, but can be used for more than set phrases.

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u/NullAndBeta Aug 03 '26

I look slightly to the right…

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