Ventriloquy

Ventriloquy: The act, art or practice of speaking in such a manner that the voice appears to come not from the person, but from some distant place. Ventriloquy comes from the Latin word ventriloquus which itself comes from two other Latin words. Venter means stomach...

VISUAL LATIN ERRATA: Worksheet 10

A Visual Latin user discovered a spelling mistake in Visual Latin, lesson 10. In the answer section, question 3 should have the following answers: feminam. Here is what you will see: 3. Adam saw the woman __femininam__. (femina) Fortunately, the ending is correct. ...

Pauciloquent

Pauciloquent: Using few words.  Brief in speech.  Taciturn.  Succinct.  Laconic. Breviloquent. Pauciloquent comes from the Latin words paucus which means “few” and the Latin verb loquor, meaning “I speak”. “The pauciloquent beggar received few pennies.”  “The...

Two words, same meaning

In our series, “Word Up: Live!” this morning, we looked at two English words.  Here they are: Loquacious: talkative; garrulous; apt to blab and disclose secrets. Loquacious comes from the Latin verb loquor, meaning “I speak”. Here are a few example...