| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? 06:12 - Jul 24 with 1450 views | bluelagos |
What an indictment on the state of our politics when bumbling away in Latin is deemed more important than honesty, integrity or abilty.
I despair, I really do. |  |
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| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 08:56 - Jul 24 with 1347 views | Sibelius8 |
Ego omnino assentior. |  | | |
| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 08:57 - Jul 24 with 1344 views | Mullet |
| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 08:56 - Jul 24 by Sibelius8 |
Ego omnino assentior. |
Sic transit Gloria mundi Boris. |  |
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| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 20:09 - Jul 26 with 1250 views | Ryorry |
Being serious for a mo, whilst I hated it at school, didn't see the point & didn't bother (record low exam mark of 16%) I now really wish I had bothered - for someone who's fascinated by words & writing, it would have been incredibly useful & interesting now to have learned the derivation & latin roots of so many. Which was then available for free! |  |
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| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 22:52 - Jul 26 with 1197 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 20:09 - Jul 26 by Ryorry |
Being serious for a mo, whilst I hated it at school, didn't see the point & didn't bother (record low exam mark of 16%) I now really wish I had bothered - for someone who's fascinated by words & writing, it would have been incredibly useful & interesting now to have learned the derivation & latin roots of so many. Which was then available for free! |
It was probably a function of the way it was taught. Had we been told of the significance and the history behind it, maybe it would have been more interesting (or maybe we were told and I wasn’t paying attention!). All I remember is rote learning phrases like Caecilius est in dormitorio .
That’s the benefit of a private schooling rooted in archaic traditions. You had to learn latin to converse with nanny! |  |
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| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 22:53 - Jul 26 with 1194 views | lowhouseblue |
i could have been a judge but i never had the latin. |  |
| And so as the loose-bowelled pigeon of time swoops low over the unsuspecting tourist of destiny, and the flatulent skunk of fate wanders into the air-conditioning system of eternity, I notice it's the end of the show |
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| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 23:02 - Jul 26 with 1178 views | mojo |
| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 20:09 - Jul 26 by Ryorry |
Being serious for a mo, whilst I hated it at school, didn't see the point & didn't bother (record low exam mark of 16%) I now really wish I had bothered - for someone who's fascinated by words & writing, it would have been incredibly useful & interesting now to have learned the derivation & latin roots of so many. Which was then available for free! |
Very useful for botanical and bird names etc too Ryorry. | | | |
| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 08:00 - Jul 27 with 1111 views | solemio |
| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 08:57 - Jul 24 by Mullet |
Sic transit Gloria mundi Boris. |
Seek train seat Gloria Monday. | | | |
| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 08:04 - Jul 27 with 1105 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 08:00 - Jul 27 by solemio |
Seek train seat Gloria Monday. |
That’s it, it’s simple. Just stick io on the end of proper words to turn the into Latin. It’s a bit like Welsh. | |
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| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 12:25 - Jul 27 with 1026 views | ronnyd |
Never had the choice at Haverhill Sec. Mod. in the 50s. Was crap at French anyway.  | | | |
| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 12:27 - Jul 27 with 1025 views | Ryorry |
| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 23:02 - Jul 26 by mojo |
Very useful for botanical and bird names etc too Ryorry. |
Good points! | |
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| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 12:31 - Jul 27 with 1016 views | Ryorry |
| Anyone else wish they'd tried harder at Latin? on 22:52 - Jul 26 by Swansea_Blue |
It was probably a function of the way it was taught. Had we been told of the significance and the history behind it, maybe it would have been more interesting (or maybe we were told and I wasn’t paying attention!). All I remember is rote learning phrases like Caecilius est in dormitorio .
That’s the benefit of a private schooling rooted in archaic traditions. You had to learn latin to converse with nanny! |
You're right - I was good at English, both lang & lit, & known for being keen on those as well as the natural world, so you'd have thought that one or other of the teachers would have had the wit to say something along the lines of how useful a knowledge of Latin would be for those subjects ... | |
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