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CTyankee

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6. I had to take two years of Latin in high school before I could take French or Spanish.

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 09:30 PM

Oct 2022

Latin has been extremely useful in figuring out the meanings of words in English and also French, I have found. Latin helped me to be a good writer.

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What have you forgotten as you age? I just tried to do some geometry. I have [View all] applegrove Oct 2022 OP

Ask the nearest teenager ... that's what I do ! fierywoman Oct 2022 #1

I've forgotten how to conjugate Latin verbs, I can't remember the quadratic formula, Ocelot II Oct 2022 #2

What was the question again? SergeStorms Oct 2022 #3

Never LEARNED geometry! elleng Oct 2022 #4

Gregg shorthand. Especially transcribing it! 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2022 #5

I had to take two years of Latin in high school before I could take French or Spanish. CTyankee Oct 2022 #6

Same here. nt grumpyduck Oct 2022 #25

So many from a neighborhood near mine took Latin in grade 9 so they applegrove Oct 2022 #35

I tried to do division the other day and gave up. betsuni Oct 2022 #7

I used to know all the Presidents, the states and state capitols, countries of Europe, Kaleva Oct 2022 #8

When I was a kid we all knew the countries and capitals in the world. applegrove Oct 2022 #12

Names of fiddle tunes. yonder Oct 2022 #9

Same here! mainer Oct 2022 #20

Ha, ha, too much! yonder Oct 2022 #30

Yes! And sometimes I match the wrong B part to the A part. mainer Oct 2022 #53

Those pesky B parts, for me reels in E Dorian especially, can throw a wrench in the works. yonder Oct 2022 #58

Work on it. It can come back. Our brains can still make new connections. triron Oct 2022 #10

Agree. If you try hard you can still remember things. El Supremo Oct 2022 #18

I forgot how to Hula hoop Brother Buzz Oct 2022 #11

I could never hula hoop and I had Ursula Andress hips. I think it is the rhythm not the width of the applegrove Oct 2022 #13

Hips Don't Lie Celerity Oct 2022 #14

My hips are popping has a different meaning between Shakira's age applegrove Oct 2022 #16

eeek Celerity Oct 2022 #21

I tend to lay on one side when watching tv or sleeping. The top hip is a little sore. So I'm trying applegrove Oct 2022 #24

I hope you soon feel better! Celerity Oct 2022 #31

Thank you. applegrove Oct 2022 #32

The secret is to get or make a large hoop womanofthehills Oct 2022 #51

I would need one 3 yards across at this time then. LOL applegrove Oct 2022 #52

I bet you probably couldn't have done that at your 10th yr reunion elias7 Oct 2022 #15

Maybe. But it was a way in which I defined myself. I can still do the spacial, applegrove Oct 2022 #17

Geometry proofs require rote memorization of specific theories. LeftInTX Oct 2022 #41

Yep - Use it or lose it. GopherGal Oct 2022 #43

Gregg shorthand. I used to take dictation and transcribe it with 97% accuracy. Arkansas Granny Oct 2022 #19

Ugh - all those short forms and combinations - I still have my 220 wpm certificate. n/t Backseat Driver Oct 2022 #37

It's obsolete LeftInTX Oct 2022 #39

My list is long. :( Solly Mack Oct 2022 #22

Here's one that drives me nuts several times a day (2 pictures): LuckyCharms Oct 2022 #23

Have you seen those commercials for the Saker? multigraincracker Oct 2022 #28

Yes, thanks for this. I haven't seen this particular brand, but I've come real close to LuckyCharms Oct 2022 #29

I'd lay a pencil flat on the ceiling and roll it, marking a template. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #56

Thanks! The problem would be that in order to scribe it like that, LuckyCharms Oct 2022 #57

I can't do basic math iemanja Oct 2022 #26

I am losing my times tables. applegrove Oct 2022 #34

That's a great question. grumpyduck Oct 2022 #27

No kidding. Those are some complex subjects you studied there. applegrove Oct 2022 #33

Enthalpy Retrograde Oct 2022 #36

I have a degree in math LeftInTX Oct 2022 #38

What have you forgotten as you age? My Age! nt DontBelieveEastisEas Oct 2022 #40

I've forgotten things of little to no importance to everyday life Blaukraut Oct 2022 #42

How to iron. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2022 #44

Not so much forgotten as calloused by the Orange Shitgibbon years, I've lost a lot of my empathy. marble falls Oct 2022 #45

Art history Bayard Oct 2022 #46

I hear you on the house. applegrove Oct 2022 #47

I've forgotten how to say every word in the English language except "Crayon." Iggo Oct 2022 #48

Russian. I don't even remember the alphabet. nt leftyladyfrommo Oct 2022 #49

I tend to forget stuff that's not relevant grumpyduck Oct 2022 #50

At least you can remember what you've forgotten. :( nt sl8 Oct 2022 #54

Lyrics to songs from my childhood and teens. Boomerproud Oct 2022 #55