Latin...Is it dead???

Whimsical

Another post just got me thinking...Is there any use for latin now?? I want to study geography but I was just wondering if I can make any use of my latin?? I think that it is a perpetual language..but many of my friends think that it is of no use Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur

college2008

anything said in Latin DOES seem more profound!

i love latin..... it was my favourite LC subject.... it was great

everyone thinks there is no use for it, however its one of those subjects that helps with everything

75% of all english words come from latin...... gotta help somewhere

such a great subject to study...... cant believe only 110 do it in the country..... disgrace..... should be compulsary!

That's my rant

raah!

Not at all, all the best intellectuals speak latin. It isn't as useful as living languages for speaking to people obviously, but just for an extra language it's one of the most useful. What with all those things named in latin......... I don't really know what I'm talking about, I still think it's a good language to speak/know

KeyLimePie

latin is a scholar's subject
you may not see it but there's people out there who wants to read the bible in latin or else other famous books that are originally in latin that i cant remember...

Gauge

I did it for my leaving cert 4 years ago and I still have a huge interest in it, I'm glad I had the chance to study it

raah!

I'd prefer ancient greek though, tbh. If I was learning a language for those reasons. Although you'd be a bit restricted to greek stuff then... latin was all over europe I spose

Whimsical

I know I think that latin is such a beautiful language....I have a sticker on the back of my bike..''Sona si Latine loqueris'' ( Honk, if you speak latin ) Gosh I'd love to be able to speak greek.....

Pythia

I did Ancient Greek for the LC four years ago. Not many places teach it nowadays, mine was one of the only schools.

EamonnKeane

KeyLimePie wrote: »

latin is a scholar's subject
you may not see it but there's people out there who wants to read the bible in latin or else other famous books that are originally in latin that i cant remember...

the Bible was in Hbrew and Greek, not Latin.

K4t

Whimsical wrote: »

I know I think that latin is such a beautiful language....I have a sticker on the back of my bike..''Sona si Latine loqueris'' ( Honk, if you speak latin ) Gosh I'd love to be able to speak greek.....

That's not weird at all. :pac:

dango

Did Latin & Ancient Greek for the LC a few years ago. I must say Latin was easily my favourite subject. I suppose the clear order and logic involved was what got me. I always prefered Latin (I wistfully read Virgil's Bk2 in a library recently. How sad!). I don't know why but i did. I loved going into french class in sixth year. The puzzlement on some people's faces when they heard of a pluperfect! Try the PPP or some nasty irregular middle aorist participle!!

Whimsical

The weird is wonderful Virgil rocks!!!!!