Hamalas
whippersnapper
Let me give some background before I ask my question. I'm currently a sophomore at Patrick Henry College studying as a history major. Every history major has to take two years of a classical language, which in my case happens to be Latin. I'm finishing up my first semester of Latin now but am going to be taking the next year or so off from school so that I can work and actually have money to give the school. During that time I've toyed with the idea of taking German (or maybe even French) at a local community college. It wouldn't count towards my language credits here at PHC but my thought is that it might help me simply because I'd be studying a language (even if it wasn't Latin.) So here's my question: would studying German help me in my Latin studies next year? Regardless I'll still be keeping up on my Latin on the side. Also, for those of you who have some experience with German, would you recommend it as a good language to study? Is it difficult, and if so, why? Any comments you may have would be most appreciated!