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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Lol this wins for most ignorant DCUM comment today.[/quote]

Why?   What good does taking high school Latin do other than prepare you for the SAT? Who do you talk to?[/quote]

Latin is great prep for lawyers; all kinds of legal terms are Latin.  Ditto for medicine.[/quote]

But the purpose of studying a second language isn’t to become a doctor or lawyer, it’s to be able to speak to more people and understand them. It’s one of the most practical offerings at the high school level.[/quote]

That might not be YOUR purpose in studying a foreign language, but it absolutely is the purpose of many other folks.[/quote]

But that’s not what foreign language study is designed for regardless.

I’d rather be a doctor or lawyer who can communicate with more patients and clients than one who needed the crutch of Latin to prepare for the career in the first place.  [/quote]

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