"Being so long in the lowest form, I gained an immense advantage over the cleverer boys. I got into my bones the essential structure of the basic British sentence, which is a noble thing. Naturally, I am in favor of teaching boys English, and then I would allow the clever ones to learn Latin as an honor, and Greek as a treat."
- Winston Churchill
2 comments:
Taking two years of Latin and French in high school was two of the best things I ever did. Helps understand English even better which is a good thing for any wannabe writer.
Jean,
I don't think I've ever met anyone who regretted taking Latin. The French I've taken certainly helped me.
Greek is still on my horizon
Michael
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