by Dwane | Sep 11, 2014 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Acidosis: high acidity in the blood, or body fluids. Delicious junk food = high acidosis. Sigh. Cruel world. Acidosis comes from Latin acidus: sour, bitter, or tart.
by Dwane | Sep 10, 2014 | Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Acronym: A word created from the first letters of other words. For example: NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration. BOOK – Box Of Organized Knowledge CLASS – Come Late And Start Sleeping PHD – Please Hire. Desperate. From Greek...
by Dwane | Sep 10, 2014 | Education, Vocabulary
Acid: When an adjective, Acid means: sour, sharp or biting to the taste, having the taste of vinegar, as in acid fruits. When a noun, an Acid is a chemical substance that neutralizes alkalis From Latin acidus: sour, bitter, or tart.
by Dwane | Sep 9, 2014 | Education
This interesting article by Alison Mackey showed up in the Guardian. Thought some of you might find it encouraging. Learning a foreign language can increase the size of your brain. This is what Swedish scientists discovered when they used brain scans to monitor what...