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The Guiding Light of Latin Grammar

The language reminds us of what our words mean and of whom we’re called to be.

By

Gerard Gayou

June 22, 2023 6:31 pm ET

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Nothing bored me more during the summer of 2008 than the prospect of studying Latin grammar. I needed a foreign language as part of my high-school curriculum, and I was loath to choose a dead one. I opted instead for Mandarin Chinese, an adolescent whim that shaped my young adult life. I continued to learn Mandarin in college before working in mainland China after graduation.

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