alt Hacker NewsBecause latin was common only for part of one continent where he happened to be and not to the rest of the world while english happens to be spoken all over the globe due to a big goofy empire that went places.
However, let's keep out the culture wars from a post mainly about plants.
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usrnm • today at 7:05 AM
> english happens to be spoken all over the globe due to a big goofy empire that went places
Why do you think Latin was popular?
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mantas • today at 7:04 AM
Latin was the language for education and science waaaay beyond ex Roman Empire. Pretty much whole christian europe used Latin in medieval age and beyond.
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If in 17 hundreds you wanted to choose a language that could be deciphered, say, also in China, Latin was a much better choice than any native language in various vicinity.