Latin! Gosh! I did Latin for two years at school but I’ve forgotten most of it now because I’ve never used it. My knowledge of Latin is now limited to church Latin from singing requiems and masses with my choir. Oh, I guess I might know a few scientific words and of course a lot of English words are based on Latin. But I have zero grammar knowledge now!
Katie, I wouldn't be able to teach it today! But you’re right... its fingerprints are everywhere in English, especially in formal or scientific vocabulary.
And singing Latin in choirs? That’s such a beautiful way to keep a language alive, even just fragments of it.
Funny how grammar fades, but certain words (and feelings!) stay with us. I think that’s true for a lot of languages. It’s not always what we remember, but how we used it that sticks.
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My takes
- Spaced Repetition
- Teach Someone Else
- Make it personal
Thanks for awesome advices!
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
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Teaching to someone else works wonders. That's how I improved my Latin skills years ago!
Latin! Gosh! I did Latin for two years at school but I’ve forgotten most of it now because I’ve never used it. My knowledge of Latin is now limited to church Latin from singing requiems and masses with my choir. Oh, I guess I might know a few scientific words and of course a lot of English words are based on Latin. But I have zero grammar knowledge now!
Katie, I wouldn't be able to teach it today! But you’re right... its fingerprints are everywhere in English, especially in formal or scientific vocabulary.
And singing Latin in choirs? That’s such a beautiful way to keep a language alive, even just fragments of it.
Funny how grammar fades, but certain words (and feelings!) stay with us. I think that’s true for a lot of languages. It’s not always what we remember, but how we used it that sticks.
I can understand a bit of French and German, having learnt at school, but again, it's the grammar that has gone.
Same here with French, Katie.