“[B]y being so long in the lowest form I gained an immense advantage over the cleverer boys. They all went on to… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Thus I got into my bones the essential structure of the ordinary British sentence, which is a noble thing. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
By being so long in the lowest form [at Harrow] I gained an immense advantage over the cleverer boys. . . .… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
![“[B]y being so long in the lowest form I gained an immense advantage over the cleverer boys. They all went on to learn Latin and Greek and splendid things like that. But I was taught English. We were considered such dunces that we could learn only English. Mr. Somervell -- a most delightful man, to…” quote by Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5ef/winston-churchill-95_learning-english_b-y-being-so-long-in-the-lowest-form-i-g_476680.jpg)
![“By being so long in the lowest form [at Harrow] I gained an immense advantage over the cleverer boys. . . . I got into my bones the essential structure of the ordinary British sentence - which is a noble thing. Naturally I am biased in favor of boys learning English; I would make them all learn…” quote by Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8b7/winston-churchill-95_advantage_by-being-so-long-in-the-lowest-form-at-h_2312043.jpg)