tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385543751878406713.post4554029569017120737..comments2024-02-26T21:31:18.490-05:00Comments on The Wrong Monkey: Father Reginald Foster Estimates That 100 People In The World Are Fluent In Latin. I Believe His Estimate Is Low. [SEE THE PS AT THE END OF THE POST]Steven Bollingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03215202747829300924noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385543751878406713.post-44063386292179750782015-08-14T23:18:23.032-04:002015-08-14T23:18:23.032-04:00If by fluent you mean capable of reading a text wi...If by fluent you mean capable of reading a text with normal speed and comprehension, then there are thousands of people fluent in Latin. This sort of fluency can be achieved at the undergraduate level.<br /><br />But if by fluent you mean capable of having a spoken conversation in Latin with normal speed and comprehension, as I suspect Foster meant, then the number is far smaller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com