Latin has helped me navigate Romance languages I don't speak (Portugese, for instance). Even in English, a word I don't know might soon be understood by parsing its Latin roots--no dictionary needed.
Well, I'm certainly grateful for the 3 years of Latin that I had in high school. My teacher was the last Latin teacher in the system. When she retired, that was the end of it.
My Latin, once pretty good, is now quite rusty. But learning it remains one of the best things I ever did.
Latin has helped me navigate Romance languages I don't speak (Portugese, for instance). Even in English, a word I don't know might soon be understood by parsing its Latin roots--no dictionary needed.
Well, I'm certainly grateful for the 3 years of Latin that I had in high school. My teacher was the last Latin teacher in the system. When she retired, that was the end of it.