As I am in a bit of an idle mood, 
I’m curious to know if there is anyone else out there in Textkitland who is feeling a little at sea with their study of Greek or Latin. Have you, like me, been hacking away at acquiring one or both of the two ancient languages, making some progress but not truly getting a grasp on the language the way you feel you should have after a lengthy period of study? Would I have made more progress if I had studied another modern language (Serbo-Croat, anyone?). In my case, I find that life keeps getting in the way, resulting in stretches of days or weeks when I am in ‘maintenance mode’ only, just enough contact with the work to prevent backsliding. Meanwhile, I daily track the Textkit posts, my jaw dropping at the erudition which appears to elude me. I know the solution: renewed effort to nail that elusive grammar and expand one’s vocabulary. Am I alone in this?
Excuse the rant. I don’t expect this post to morph into a thread.
Michael
You are not alone! Happens to me a lot but I keep plugging away and getting there bit by bit. Keep at it!
Cheers.
I think most people who study Latin feel that way. I certainly do as a beginner. The best way to overcome it would probably be to immerse oneself completely in the language by speaking it daily with people who have mastered it. That way one would get a more intuitive feeling for it with time. Easier said than done though.
Villanelle is right its a matter of perseverance and trying to being realistic about the progress you can make given the amount of time you are able to devote to your studies.
15 minutes a day every day is much better than several hours once a week. If you are organised you can get a lot done in a short time. (I am sure this is what the real Seneca would say! - see the Latin at the end of my posts)
Maybe instead of daily tracking the supposed “erudition” of textkit you could devote that time to study? That said some of the posts can be amusing. 
It’s important not to be too harsh with yourself. Read Seneca and let him carry all the self reproach you may feel!
Thanks all for your responses to mon cri de coeur It is comforting to know that there others who go through similar gnashing of teeth and tearing of raiments during the learning process. Thanks too for your words of encouragement. As you say, and I admitted in my original post, the answer to keep at it. Which I am doing, only I wish the progress was faster!
#Seneca2008, the ‘supposed erudition’ I referred to is not an overblown statement. When one sees board members in scholarly discussion about fine details of the intricacies of Latin or Greek, that is a pretty fair definition of the term ‘erudite,’ at least from where I sit.
Michael