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From: Elias J Theodoracopoulos <ejt1@columbia.edu>
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Subject: Latin composition  (was:Re: why we teach Latin)
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On Sat, 26 Oct 2002, David Lupher wrote:

> I might well have concurred if Janice had said, "How can you teach Latin
> without at some point showing your students John Cleese as the centurion
> Latin teacher in 'Life of Brian.' to show them how we *used* to teach
> Latin?")

Still do. With similar irony. When I teach them how to write Latin.
Aren't we all teaching Latin composition any more?

EJTh

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