Originally Posted by
Chrysia
I know Hastings went to bed, but I have to type this out while I'm thinking of it. Hopefully, then I'll remember to link it back to him when he's back.
Don't learn Latin. It serves 3 purposes:
1) To know the horrible, horrible translations of all the drugs and diseases your doctor says, and how wrong he is pronouncing them.
2) To make it easier to learn other Romance languages.
3) To be pretentious.
Arabic is semi-useful, Russian is fun, Chinese is a hoot, and French is okay, but I hate French tenses.
If you're going for useful, learn German or Japanese. German for industry, Japan for tech.