Posted by John Lambert on January 07, 2010 at 18:14:02 user John.
In Reply to: Re: Ages in GN posted by Andy on January 07, 2010 at 09:11:36:
Andy,
When I took English Grammar in high school in Canada most of it went over my head. It was only when I started teaching myself Latin that I finally understood the parts of speech and the parts of a sentence. Later I applied what I had learned to improving my English. You CAN grasp English grammar by applying many of the principles of Latin grammar. Like you, I have had the pleasure of being able to grasp the meaning of words in Spanish and Italian based on my knowledge of Latin. IMHO, one of the reasons for learning Latin is the so much of the formation of Western civilization depended on the language.