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2cool2hear Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Will learning Latin help with English grammar/syntax?

If I want to improve my grammar and syntax structures, will reading this book help? I thought it would be a good start because of the customer reviews and the book descriptions.

I was told that if I learned a little Latin, I should be able to get the bigger picture of how and why certain rules apply to English.

http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-Latin-Homeschoolers-Self-Taught/dp/0979505100/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1347334174&sr=1-3&keywords=latin
  

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English grammar is much more closely related to (Old) German than Latin. A lot of English vocabulary has come from Latin or the "Romance" languages that developed from Latin - French, Spanish, Italian. Many root words, prefixes and suffixes are from Latin.

— AlpheccaStars

  • English grammar is much more closely related to (Old) German than Latin.
  • A lot of English vocabulary has come from Latin or the "Romance" languages that developed from Latin - French, Spanish, Italian.
  • Many root words, prefixes and suffixes are from Latin.
  • Studying Latin words will improve your vocabulary.
  • Latin is a highly inflected language; English is not.
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English grammar is much more closely related to (Old) German than Latin.

A lot of English vocabulary has come from Latin or the "Romance" languages that developed from Latin - French, Spanish, Italian.
Many root words, prefixes and suffixes are from Latin. Studying Latin words will improve your vocabulary.

Latin is a highly inflected language; English is not. But
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Thank you for the clear answer.
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By the way, do you have any suggestions on how I can improve my skills?
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