Rick Hammer asked: I am very interested in this whole discussion (about learning Greek and also how it compares with other languages). I began my language studies in high school with 3 years of Spanish. I then went to Bible college and seminary. This is my fifth year of Greek and second year of Hebrew. I would say that each language that I have studied has helped me to learn the other ones better (not to mention English!). I think of the mind as a grid. Each language that I study bolsters my understanding of the other languages (e.g. Spanish's reflexive verbs helped me with Greek reflexive verbs). In terms of difficulty, it depends on what a person is trying to accomplish with each language. I'll just give my opinions on these languages: Spanish is the easiest as far as vocabulary, Greek is second, and Hebrew is the most difficult for me. Morphology: I find Spanish and Greek about equally difficult to learn. Hebrew is tougher. Syntax: I think that Greek is probably the hardest for me because it has so much flexibility and complexity. Jonathan Boyd Ankeny, IA ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. --- B-Greek home page: http://metalab.unc.edu/bgreek You are currently subscribed to b-greek as: [jwrobie@mindspring.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-b-greek-327Q@franklin.oit.unc.edu To subscribe, send a message to subscribe-b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu