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CTyankee

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17. Be forced to take Latin in high school. I was.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2025, 02:53 PM

Jun 2

I absolutely hated it and thought it was a big waste of time. I wanted to take French cuz I thought it was glamorous, but Latin was a prerequisite before you could take French or Spanish.

At the time I thought my school was being SO MEAN TO ME!

But, I was wrong. It helped me enormously. Probably it was the most important one subject I took that benefited me the most as I went though my undergrad work and then went for a Master's.

Oh, and it helps with lots of Jeopardy questions, too!

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How did you learn to spell certain difficult words? [View all] bif Jun 2 OP

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Sing the word! North Shore Chicago Jun 2 #10

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My problem used to be with desert and dessert LogDog75 Jun 2 #15

I Agree On The Pronunciation ProfessorGAC Jun 2 #16

Be forced to take Latin in high school. I was. CTyankee Jun 2 #17