I once took a summer class in Latin and Greek, and it was one of the most useful classes I've ever taken. Half of English is based on Latin roots. It's like a

I once took a summer class in Latin and Greek, and it was one of the most useful classes I've ever taken. Half of English is based on Latin roots. It's like a programmer getting the source code to the standard library. Everything got easier. In real life, knowing a little Latin has been way more useful than the years of German I took to fulfill graduation requirements. Big German words are made of little German words. Big Japanese words are made of little Japanese words. Big English words are mostly made of Latin. I'm surprised Latin isn't part of the standard English curriculum.