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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS took Spanish in MS and hated it. He switched to Latin in HS and liked it so much that he's considering majoring in it.

She should take what she thinks will be most interesting.[/quote]

Congrats to your DS!  Now he can speak with the, um . . . ancient Romans?  Oh, wait!  He can understand the Latin Mass!  That's the ticket![/quote]

He can understand the structure and evolution of languages in a unique way.  He can read some of the greatest literature the world has produced.  He can study a language through a pedagogy that exercises both hemispheres of his brain.  He can expand his understanding of linguistic roots to enhance his capacities in English.  He can learn any Romance language _much_ more easily using his Latin training.  He can read inscriptions, legal documents, and all kinds of academic writing up through the Renaissance and sometimes beyond.  He can study the Middle Ages through primary sources.  He can exercise his memory in ways that will expand his capacity for learning later in life.

Will there be anything else?[/quote]

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