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Re:Who speaks Latin these days? by fmsf on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @10:50AM (#5207488)
Latin is one of the mandatory subjects, during high school, to apply to a Law University in Portugal.
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Re:Who speaks Latin these days? by icebraining on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @11:38AM (#5207838)
I don't believe that's true anymore: http://www.dges.mctes.pt/NR/rdonlyres/D10976FF-C05F-4BF0-B57...
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Re:Who speaks Latin these days? by pjmlp on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @12:01PM (#5207972)
Even if it was, it is not the same as in many European countries where it is still compulsory.

As Portuguese it always surprised my that in some European countries people have Latin before any other foreign Language.

In France it is still a differentiator as only good students take Latin. So if you don't want to be seen as a bad student, Latin you go.

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Re:Who speaks Latin these days? by psykotic on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @12:28PM (#5208130)
When I went to high school in Denmark in the late 90s, Latin was still a mandatory first-year course for students on the language track (the other being the science track).
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