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Why do you learn Latin/ What interests you in it? (lemm.ee)

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I'm curious to see your thoughts :)

Personally i learn it just for fun, and i like how similar romance languages are to Latin.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I couldn't learn it. When I wanted to, in college, the university had an enrollment process that went by year: seniors got to start enrolling in classes at 8, juniors at 9, and so on. Some classes had extra constraints, and because we had a law school, the fucking law students got priority enrollment in Latin classes. In 4 years, I did not once successfully get a spot in a Latin class.

Then I graduated and my career took over and I didn't have energy or interest in night classes, and there are few subjects I can successfully learn the self-help way; languages aren't among them.

So, I lurk here and wait for retirement, and maybe before I die I'll be able to conjugate "to buy".

Oh! Insult on injury, my wife's career is regulatory affairs which is legal-adjacent, and she was able to take a couple of years of Latin.