[quote=Rich Toscano][quote=briansd1]
The best English speakers are people who studied Latin and Greek, and other Western languages such as French and German. They know the etymology of words.

If your only language is English, then chances are you’re a deficient speller.[/quote]

Where do you come up with this stuff?[/quote]

Yeah, Brian, where? Enquiring minds want to know.

Also, having taken three years of Latin in high school, I can tell you that having a background in Latin actually does more to help with you Spanish or French than English.

As Dan correctly points out, English is a real hodge-podge. A “lignustic” mess, if you ask me.