by Dwane | Jan 24, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Italian, Latin, Vocabulary
The verb porto, in Latin means, to carry or, to bring. In all its glory, the verb is: porto, portare, portavi, portatum. English pulls quite a few words out of this particular Latin hat. Before we get to that, however, let’s take a look at the way Romance...
by Dwane | Jan 24, 2015 | Education, Latin, Q&A, ScreenCasts
In the homework section of Lingua Latina, chapter 10, is a question that causes trouble for many of my students. The question, “Quid agunt mercatores” hinges on the verb “agunt”. The verb, which means, to do, is fully conjugated...
by Dwane | Jan 24, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Latin
ThinkOutsideTheBorder: Tip of the Week – January 24, 2015 ==================================================== If you are learing Latin, chances are, you will need some help. Free help is good. You will find plenty of free help on YouTube. After filming Visual...
by Dwane | Jan 23, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin
The real reason I abandoned the Restored Classical pronunciation. My greatest problem with the “restored classical pronunciation”, is that its proponents tend to be pushy. They spend a lot of time emphasizing the “correct” pronunciation. They spend a...
by Dwane | Jan 22, 2015 | Education, English, Grammar, ScreenCasts
Here is the latest video in new series, Diagramming English. In this video, you will learn how to diagram prepositional phrases. These videos are particularly helpful for students learning Latin via First Year Latin by Robert Henle. In “Henle” Latin, the...
