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BumRushDaShow

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5. Having Latin taught in a "practical" sense should be standard!

Reply to IbogaProject (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 01:54 PM

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There are so many terms that are used quite a bit and many schools and other institutions still use Latin for their mottos, etc.

Hell, kids would discover what "a.m." and "p.m." actually stand for!

(but then you have some Catholics who still do mass in Latin )

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