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Originally Posted by cstross
(Next week: Roger Scruton on why ebooks are bringing about the downfall of western civilization and we all ought to learn classical Latin instead.)
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Knowing Latin and Greek is actually EXTREMELY useful; I very much regret that they are taught in so few schools these days.
Eg, a few days ago I was reading Sherlock Holmes and came across the sentence "The house had a minatory appearance...". I'd never come across the word "minatory" before but, because I know Latin, I realised immediately that it must mean "threatening" (from the Latin verb "minor - I threaten").
Latin really is useful
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