by Dwane | Mar 28, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Vocabulary
Chevalier: In the old days, a chevalier was a knight. This definition is now considered obsolete. Instead, a chevalier is now a gallant, or chivalrous man. A chevalier can also be someone who keeps their word. You can see the root meaning if you look closely. After...
by Dwane | Mar 28, 2015 | Education, Tip of the Week
If you are not sure about the meaning of a word, do not use the word. People notice. Consider this example from the book, How to Sound Clever: Master the 600 English Words You Pretend to Understand When You Don’t: “A couple of years ago, I was in a meeting...
by Dwane | Mar 28, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Obsolete: Gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as an obsolete word; or an obsolete statute. Today, I looked up obsolete in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Obsolete comes from the Latin verb, obsolescere, meaning, to fall into disuse, or to be forgotten...
by Dwane | Mar 27, 2015 | Visual Latin
I received this correction today: “You haven’t heard from us in awhile. 🙂 You might have updated this since our last download, but Natalie and Spencer just finished taking test LIV. #28 is marked on the answer key as being C. to come. Natalie thinks it...
by Dwane | Mar 27, 2015 | Visual Latin
A student tipped me off to a mistake today. In Visual Latin, test 55, question 36, the answer should be eagle, not bird. 36. Aquila A) bird B) osprey C) eagle D) hawk I wrote these tests and quizzes during a writing marathon weekend. I got tired....
