# Pronounce 'cum laude'

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-cum-laude/585858>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 17, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-cum-laude/585858 "2011-06-17T16:46:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronounce-cum-laude/585858/41 "2011-06-23T01:00:06Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> So gn doesn’t make [ɲ] as I was taught in singers’ Latin (i.e. Church or liturgical Latin)? I’ve always said something close to MAHN-nyuh [maːɲa].

You’re correct for Church Latin pronunciation.

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