20 Terrible Things Every Private School Kid Went Through

By Jarlath Caolan /

18. Being Taught Latin As If It's In Any Way Relevant

There€™s one decent argument for learning Latin, and that is to whip out a pretentious phrase at a dinner party and look like the most educated person in the room.

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The problem is that, beyond having a few words or phrases to hand to impress your friends or get tattooed on your neck during a bad night out, years of studying such a dense and pointless language is pure academic torture.