On 03/06/2021 11:47 AM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Fri, 05 Mar 2021 02:30:48 -0000, rbowman wrote:

You really need google translate for a simple Latin phrase? Modern
education is grand. Anybody who wasn't destined to be a burger flipper
took at least two years of Latin at my high school. We would argue over
the pronunciation with the kids from Catholic High.

Why is America still teaching Latin? It's not used in everyday society.


I doubt they do anymore. When I was in high school the theory was Latin
was the basis in part for many languages. The shop and business kids
took Spanish which would have been handier in later life.

The college entrance kids took two years of Latin and then a modern
European language, usually French for the arty types and German for the
STEM crew.

French was interesting. Due to the French Canadian influence some
students spoke Quebec French which had departed from continental French
in the 17th century. The teachers had mostly learned Parisian French.