Learning Welsh

[mushroom 12,827]

Can never get it across how important it is to learn another language. I'm feckin useless but I do well... on 3 now.

 

Socks big respect to ya daughters mate.. Never mind about the boy there's always one

[Born Hunter 17,751]

Really, we English are spoilt with our language dominating world business and being the first language of so many other 1st world countries. Our ancestor's empire days still benefiting usin that respect.

 

I hated languages at school but now if I was to broaden myself in such a way I'd quite like to be able to speak Russian, for some reason. Learning Latin would be fascinating too.

[rodp 316]

Really, we English are spoilt with our language dominating world business and being the first language of so many other 1st world countries. Our ancestor's empire days still benefiting usin that respect.

 

I hated languages at school but now if I was to broaden myself in such a way I'd quite like to be able to speak Russian, for some reason. Learning Latin would be fascinating too.

They tried to drum Latin in to me at school, and failed miserably. Just cannot absorb languages.

[Born Hunter 17,751]

 

Really, we English are spoilt with our language dominating world business and being the first language of so many other 1st world countries. Our ancestor's empire days still benefiting usin that respect.

I hated languages at school but now if I was to broaden myself in such a way I'd quite like to be able to speak Russian, for some reason. Learning Latin would be fascinating too.

 

They tried to drum Latin in to me at school, and failed miserably. Just cannot absorb languages.

They tried French with me, I was awful and hated it. Preferred German, which seems more logical to a English speaker but wasn't allowed to continue with it so forced to fail with the French instead.

 

Just as an adult, Latin seems interesting.

Edited July 19, 2015 by Born Hunter

[mushroom 12,827]

German is fuuckin hard

[walshie 2,804]

I learnt Latin at school for 5 years. The way it is put together kind of makes sense, but what's the point of learning a dead language?

[Born Hunter 17,751]

I learnt Latin at school for 5 years. The way it is put together kind of makes sense, but what's the point of learning a dead language?

What's the point in studying anything from the past? To learn how we got to where we are, no?

 

Latin was once the language of academia, and still crops up in modern science. Even the English language has Latin derivatives.

 

The fact that it's a dead language sort of shows the 'academic purity' in learning it, I guess I would say, like any historical language or text. It's useless from a conventional language point of view, as you imply.

[Wales1234 5,489]

Loads of Latin in Harry Potter aswell lol

[WILF 46,570]

I learnt Latin at school for 5 years. The way it is put together kind of makes sense, but what's the point of learning a dead language?

Oohhh get you, Latin !!!.......

[fireman 10,861]

I learnt Latin at school for 5 years. The way it is put together kind of makes sense, but what's the point of learning a dead language?

Public school boy ,now we understand

[walshie 2,804]

 

I learnt Latin at school for 5 years. The way it is put together kind of makes sense, but what's the point of learning a dead language?

Public school boy ,now we understand

 

 

Lol. Not a public school. A very old-fashioned regular grammar school.

 

Learning Latin has been a great advantage. It comes in handy if I ever need to go to ancient Rome,

[BGD 6,435]

 

 

I learnt Latin at school for 5 years. The way it is put together kind of makes sense, but what's the point of learning a dead language?

Public school boy ,now we understand

 

 

Lol. Not a public school. A very old-fashioned regular grammar school.

 

Learning Latin has been a great advantage. It comes in handy if I ever need to go to ancient Rome,

 

 

Bollocks you went to Eton.

 

Townie toff twat

[WILF 46,570]

I bet he is a Muslim !! Lol lol

[BGD 6,435]

I bet he is a Muslim !! Lol lol

 

Townie toff taliban twat???

[mushroom 12,827]

 

I learnt Latin at school for 5 years. The way it is put together kind of makes sense, but what's the point of learning a dead language?

What's the point in studying anything from the past? To learn how we got to where we are, no?

 

Latin was once the language of academia, and still crops up in modern science. Even the English language has Latin derivatives.

 

The fact that it's a dead language sort of shows the 'academic purity' in learning it, I guess I would say, like any historical language or text. It's useless from a conventional language point of view, as you imply.

 

Latin is still VERY much alive...... French, Spanish, Italian, Romanian for example