by Dwane | Jan 16, 2023 | Vocabulary
I like portmanteau words. If you have no idea what I am talking about, let me explain. A portmanteau was once a traveling case for clothing. Once you reached your destination, it could double as a small piece of furniture. The word comes from the French...
by Dwane | Jan 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
I have written a book on goal setting. I am now in the process of editing the book. This is an excerpt. ================================================= How to become an expert Expert, experiment, and experience all come from the same Latin word. The word is...
by Dwane | Jan 14, 2023 | Tip of the Week
Perhaps you have heard of Parkinson’s Law. Parkinson’s Law states that work expands to fill the time allowed. We have all experienced this. Give yourself the weekend to finish that report for school, and it will take the entire weekend. Give yourself only Saturday to...
by Dwane | Jan 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Vindictive: vengeful; given to revenge. Sometimes Latin and English get along quite well. A Latin word and an English word will find themselves in complete agreement. Vindictive comes from the Latin noun vindicta, meaning vengeance. Someone with a vindictive spirit...
by Dwane | Jan 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Postulant This morning, one of my students taught me this word in Latin class. I had never heard it before. We were talking about English words that come from the Latin word postulare (to demand or ask). From the Latin postulare (to demand, or ask), English...
