by Dwane | Aug 26, 2023 | Ebook, Motivation
Health and fitness are foundational Have you ever heard of the fitness brand ASICS? ASICS is an acronym for an old Latin acronym. It stands for Anima Sana In Corpore Sana. In English, it means a sound mind in a fit body. Like it or not, we need to prioritize our...
by Dwane | Aug 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Jargon This morning, in an online Greek class, we learned some of the rules for Greek accenting. The rules are complex and full of academic jargon. Later, I thought of what a weird word jargon is. I wondered where it came from. This is what I found out. Noah...
by Dwane | Aug 5, 2023 | Tip of the Week
When I am on my game, I post a word a day on my blog and over at the Visual Latin Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/laughatlatin Coming up with a word a day is rather challenging. Okay. It’s actually really challenging. Last week, I didn’t even try....
by Dwane | Jul 25, 2023 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Bailiwick: someones special area of knowledge Your bailiwick is your area of expertise. Bailiwick comes from the word bailiff (an officer of the court) and the Old English word for village, win. Algebra was not my bailiwick in high school, or in college. Made me...
by Dwane | Jul 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
JOMO – The Joy of Missing Out. I am sure I am behind the curve here. I’ve known about FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) for a while now. I did not know about the JOMO until today. Just found this word (if it is a word) and I love it. There are a bunch of Rivian...
