Latin

[Unkotare]

Learning a dead language is of limited use.

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[Unkotare]

The Case Against Latin - Econlib

The great Frederic Bastiat was an eloquent enemy of Latin in the curriculum. In the Middle Ages, he admits, “There were only Latin books; writing was done only in Latin; Latin was the language of religion; the clergy could teach only what they had learned–Latin… Hence, it is understandable that...

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[Zebra]

Linguam Latinam amo

 

[Zebra]

Interesting to see this @ 2 1/2 year old thread revived.

Revived again.

 

[Zebra]

(1) It would be nice if advanced elementary and secondary students were offered a chance to study Latin.

(2) First, it would help them to guess at the meaning of some words in the huge English vocabulary.

(3) It would also help students to learn how to correctly pronounce the names of famous people in ancient history.

a. I am currently reading a book about the Roman emperors and their assistants and friends. I have to regularly stop and go to the Web in order to know how to pronounce their names correctly.

(4) As an 86-year-old, I realize the validity of tempus fugit.

 

[Zebra]

Ceterum censeo Zebram non esse delendam

 

[Picaro]

It's a great intro to French, Spanish, and Italian, too.

 

[Unkotare]

It's a great intro to French, Spanish, and Italian, too.

Not the way people think.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Learning a dead language is of limited use.

Except it is the basis for the Romance languages, scientific naming convention for plants and animals, and medical terminology. I took two years of Latin and I was very popular for liberty in the Navy because I could read most of the menus.

 

[Unkotare]

Except it is the basis for the Romance languages, scientific naming convention for plants and animals, and medical terminology. I took two years of Latin and I was very popular for liberty in the Navy because I could read most of the menus.

The problem is that the romance languages descended from vulgar Latin and the Latin taught in school is the dead language high Latin. You get as much benefit in guessing at Italian, Portuguese, French, etc. from studying Spanish.

 

[Picaro]

Except it is the basis for the Romance languages, scientific naming convention for plants and animals, and medical terminology. I took two years of Latin and I was very popular for liberty in the Navy because I could read most of the menus.

Yep. We were being taught Greek and Latin suffixes and prefixes starting in the 2nd grade, and you didn't pass 3rd grade if you couldn't pass a test on them and their meanings.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

The problem is that the romance languages descended from vulgar Latin and the Latin taught in school is the dead language high Latin. You get as much benefit in guessing at Italian, Portuguese, French, etc. from studying Spanish.

Do you know Latin? If not, how do you know this? I had no difficulty.

 

[Picaro]

Do you know Latin? If not, how do you know this? I had no difficulty.

Nobody did. Latin is very easy to learn at the beginner's and intermediate levels for young people.

 

[Unkotare]

Do you know Latin? If not, how do you know this? ...

Because I have a master's degree in Linguistics, with a large concentration in language development and comparative linguistics.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Because I have a master's degree in Linguistics, with a large concentration on language development and comparative linguistics.

Thank you for answering my question. Like I said, I had no difficulty. Maybe my teacher taught us differently. Not much call for Latin instruction in Kentucky.

 

[MarathonMike]

qui possim flatulentia

Your possum cuts farts.

 

[Zebra]

Zebram non esse delendam
a zebra should not be destroyed

 

[BULLDOG]

Your possum cuts farts.

He's a nasty bastard.

 

[Zebra]

Rather than start a new thread ...

25 Words That Don’t Mean What They Used To​

It’s inevitable that words will change over time. In some instances, words gain new meanings entirely different from their original definition.​

25 Words That Don’t Mean What They Used To

You’ll never believe what ‘volatile’ used to mean.

getpocket.com

Also interesting!

 

[Unkotare]

... Latin is very easy to learn at the beginner's and intermediate levels for young people.

Every language is easy to learn at the beginner levels for people of any age.