My mother always wanted me to do German - I did Ancient Greek instead, which actually isn't that much more useful for Classics, as 50% of the commentaries and books are written in German and most texts are available in translation...
But after Latin and Greek (3 genders, five cases and don't get me started on the moods of verbs :S), it'd be interesting to have a proper go at learning some. English grammar isn't always taught very well in English schools, and if you don't understand how your own language is put together, you're at a disadvantage in trying to grasp someone else's.
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Date: 2007-08-02 12:38 pm (UTC)But after Latin and Greek (3 genders, five cases and don't get me started on the moods of verbs :S), it'd be interesting to have a proper go at learning some. English grammar isn't always taught very well in English schools, and if you don't understand how your own language is put together, you're at a disadvantage in trying to grasp someone else's.