>studying a dead language

Quote from: BaconShelf on September 21, 2016, 08:01:15 AM

>studying a dead language

Most modern languages are just heavily degenerated forms of old languages.

A Latin speaker would think a Spanish or Italian speaker were some kind of literal retard if he heard him speaking. Because both are dumbed-down versions of regional Latin dialects.

Languages only change out of necessity or laziness. Almost always the latter.

So really, it should be
>not learning a dead language

yeah

I can see it having a lot of practicality if you do history or biology, too.

if you're gonna learn a dead language learn sumerian

that way you'll be able to communicate with the aliens

but we already communicate with secondclass

Quote from: BaconShelf on September 21, 2016, 08:01:15 AM

>studying a dead language

>7 years of intensively studying Latin

One of the best educational decisions I've ever made tbh.

Serious question, does it actually have much use (Other than personal enjoyment, of course) in law and shit? I don't really know much about it; being forced to do french at gcse pretty much killed all interest I have ever had in learning languages.

if you're gonna learn a dead language learn sumerian

that way you'll be able to communicate with the aliens

thats my first language tbh