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To: OneVike

It isn’t really easy, but it’s interesting and fun. But I can understand how confusing it would be to ESL people.

Once I got my nephews giggling when I explained how “ghoti” is pronounced “fish”.

In high school, I learned that Latin is hard. I figured it out within a few weeks, but I was committed to three years, so I suffered. (One of my most valuable classes, along with Personal Typing, for the future.)


55 posted on 02/13/2024 10:11:50 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Fraud vitiates everything." - SCOTUS)
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To: MayflowerMadam

“(One of my most valuable classes, along with Personal Typing, for the future.)”

My son did four years of Latin in 7th - 10th grade. It helped in science, biology, English and Spanish. In High School Spanish class he said he never even did the homework and he got A’s.

Oh - and mom made him take “keyboarding” or whatever it was called. He thought it was so stupid (as did I 45 years ago when my mom made ME take it.) Probably the most practical class my son or I ever took.


77 posted on 02/14/2024 3:07:41 AM PST by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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