Yeah must be handy, we all speak Latin these days, bet he has a right good chat with Rooney on international games....

why is it impressive?

Speaking a language that's actually in use would be far more use... therefore we can conclude that lampard is so think he chose to do a useless language.

Makes me speaking fluent slovenian, alanguage spoken by 2million people worldwide seem almost useful.

Why can't you appreciate it? A* is an A* afterall. It requires the same amount of effort for any other subject.

Quite refreshing to see a footballer who has got GCSE's. And very good ones at that.

Quite refreshing to see a footballer who has got GCSE's. And very good ones at that.

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How's it quite refreshing? Every footballer should have some sort of qualifications, or do we live in a world where you can be as thick as a plank of wood and still earn £100k a week because you can kick a football?

I think an A* in latin should be a minimum requirement of a proffessional footballer don't you?

Exacly every footbaler should, but these days its a rareity.

Actually most European languages originate from Latin so if you can nail down the mother language, the other ones would come easier.

Actually most European languages originate from Latin so if you can nail down the mother language, the other ones would come easier.
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actually, i'd say if you want to learn, for example, french, it's better tolearn french than latin.

As it happens, I also hold a latin GCSE(had no choice but to do it at my school). it's not a lot of use for learning modern languages as the tenses and inflections are entirely different to any modern languages. It's realistically of no use unless you want to study ancient texts.

I love Latin so please shut up.

it's not a lot of use for learning modern languages as the tenses and inflections are entirely different to any modern languages. It's realistically of no use unless you want to study ancient texts.

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The origin of words in Latin descendant languages come from Latin so understanding the origin of the word can only facilitate mastering vocabularies of said languages. I speak good Spanish, hence I know if I wanted I could learn Italian now with relative ease because many of the words are similar.

Tua toga suspina est. Odi brassicum!! Non sum pisces - Fac ut vivas.

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Where does this Fat Frank myth originate from?

"Where does this Fat Frank myth originate from?"

It's at the top of the page, just scroll up.

...weird question.

I have an A* in Spanish.

GCSE's are pathetically easy nowadays, and have been for about 15 years.

If Lampard can get an A* in anything, let alone Latin, it just shows the whole system is a joke.

I got a B in Latin GCSE, is Frank Lampard really smarter than me? this is bad......

the only context i could think of where latin would be useful, is if you was to work in Law

Psycho-Gooner

Why would Latin be useful in law?

"Why would Latin be useful in law?"

I think he may have been thing that both are bull**** languages that no-one else speaks.

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Alot of legal terms are still referred to in latin such as Actus reus, mens rea, obiter dicta. Although you wouldnt need fluent latin to understand these terms

I preferred my answer.

"As it happens, I also hold a latin GCSE(had no choice but to do it at my school). it's not a lot of use for learning modern languages as the tenses and inflections are entirely different to any modern languages. It's realistically of no use unless you want to study ancient texts."

Wrong. Learning Latin helps a lot as you get used to the rules of grammar and can often see where a word originates from. I did Latin and French A-Levels and both complented each other.

Along with English Lit (I teach English at secondary school now), Latin was my favourite subject.

What a strange article to drag up from the depths of nearly 9 months.

I didn't even notice the date. Assumed it was recent. Must have found it in someone's profile in that case.

Why was this reactivated