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> some of the smartest people who ever lived learned Latin and Greek, so you can see how easy it must be. Those are just the people we remember today; many mor
by Beltalowda 5y ago
> some of the smartest people who ever lived learned Latin and Greek, so you can see how easy it must be.
Those are just the people we remember today; many more were fairly fluent, but we haven't heard of them.
- bryanrasmussen 5y agoMy problem is not with the idea that people can learn the languages, but that the example chosen as to why it should not be too difficult is among the set of people whom, judging from brain power, would probably find it easier than the normal learner. In other words it is a rhetorically poor argument. on edit: changed set up to set of.
- dc-programmer 5y agoJohn Milton was famously fluent in both. Paradise Lost is written in the style, form, and diction of an ancient epic. It also biased towards words with classical roots