I guess I was referring mostly to noun declensions and verb conjugations. Syntax is not so much a matter of memorization as it is a recognition of those “patterns” once you are aware they exit. I find keeping memorized lists in place in my mind over time the most difficult part. As for Hoyos, I made a mistake. The Scribd edition is 64 pages long.
I find keeping memorized lists in place in my mind over time the most difficult part.
Indeed, and I guess the assumption is that while memorizing you’re simultaneously reading Latin, whether from a textbook or a primer or an ancient work.
In any case, that’s why I at least suggest to adult autodidacts that they consider writing out the declensions (at least) and the conjugations 100 times each. I did that when I started resurrecting my college Latin several years ago. I still have the three-ring notebook to remind me of this self-inflicted torture. At the time I had a high-pressure, long-hours, travel-every-week job, a kid in high school, a house to maintain, and all the usual pulls on my time, but somehow I managed to do it, and my conclusion was that it was a much more effective way to permanently drill those suckers into my brain and be done with it.
I’m staggered by the prospect–writing all that 100 times over. After working the last thirty years with my hands, they’re not as steady as they once were. I wonder if typing would make a similar impression on the mind, or maybe one must suffer a little more to succeed.
“One must suffer to succeed” - I like that 
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Pin130,
I’ve heard that writing is a more effective at memory retention than typing on a computer. And of course, reciting (even if softly) while writing or typing helps.
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