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Supreme Deity 9,147 posts Dave Wilton dwilton Supreme Deity 9,147 posts
Dave Wilton dwilton
Ironically, this editorial placeholder text is rife with typos
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cuchuflete cuchuflete Senior Member 782 posts
cuchuflete cuchuflete
And, also ironically, the use of Latin text as design placeholders is known to designers as "Greeking".
That's probably a reference to "It's all Greek to me".
The text is meant to be incomprehensble, merely a visual element in a broader design layout.

For a more thorough explanation, look here:

What is Greeking?
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