> Latin gave me the ability to ... be able to dissect the English language and multiple other languages quite mathematically and systematically A formal study

> Latin gave me the ability to ... be able to dissect the English language and multiple other languages quite mathematically and systematically A formal study of linguistics will do a much better job of this than a study of Latin (of course, there's no reason one can't do both). > If we were to reintroduce Latin, I think society's language skills would improve and thereby communication would improve. Do society's language skills need improving? I realise you haven't said this, but there is a common myth that somehow language use is deteriorating, when actually it's just changing. This, of course, is nothing new [1]. [1] http://grammar.about.com/od/readingsonlanguage/a/The-Endless-Decline-Of-The-English-Language.htm http://grammar.about.com/od/readingsonlanguage/a/The-Endless...