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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
Modern Greek is not the same as Classical Greek - much as modern Italian is not the same as Latin. But for specifics, we do need MysticCat.
And as a long time English teacher, let me say - it is entirely possible to speak a language as your first language and not be fluent in the finer points of grammar, linguistics, syntax, spelling, vocabulary and pronunciation. I always got a chuckle out of hispanic students who thought taking Spanish would be an easy "A" - and then they tripped up on the grammar.
Though come to think of it, we have plenty of evidence of that here everyday at GC!
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I understand that languages do change over time...I can't understand "English" as spoken by the British, but that being said, the same rules for I apply in classical greek.