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Old 01-16-2011, 05:19 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by DMB View Post
Back when I was at school, long, long ago and doing Latin, I used to make use of cribs for Virgil: the LH page showing the Latin text and the RH page showing a translation into flowery Victorian English. I never reproduced the language of the crib, but it was a useful clue to deciphering the Latin.

I imagine that sort of thing could still be quite useful for coping with another language.
yes it could, but only when you had that specific kind of book which offers 2 languages (and I bet these books are rare!)
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