The language lives and breathes in Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, even in our own English, where nearly half of our words have Latin origins. I don't see what that has to do with me. No one speaks Latin anymore . That means that Latin students don't have to worry much about correct pronunciation. Let's say I like the idea of a language that's easy to pronounce.
Many professions continue to use Latin as a matter of routine.
And pharmacists have to be able to read Latin to fill prescriptions. I'm not a lawyer or a pharmacist . They say Latin improves their vocabulary. Latin is a tidy, orderly language . Studying its conjugation, its declensions, and its word order helps us understand all other Western languages.