by Dwane | Oct 22, 2022 | Tip of the Week
Evidently, the tip of the week I sent out last week contained quite a few typos. My wife read it and asked me, “Did you speak your tip of the week into your computer this week? Did you check for typos?” So, I read the tip again. Sure enough, there were quite a few...
by Dwane | Oct 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Obviate: to make unnecessary; to eliminate the need for something; to do away with; to prevent by effective measures. Diet, exercise, sunshine and water obviate the need for most pharmaceutical drugs. Obviate comes from the Latin word obviare “to block, to...
by Dwane | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
In preparation for a trip to France, I will be hosting a question and answer meeting in a just over an hour, on Thursday, October 20. Here is the information and the link to join the meeting: Topic: Trip to France Time: Oct 20, 2022 07:00 PM Central Time (US and...
by Dwane | Oct 20, 2022 | Vocabulary
Bode: to portend; to foreshadow; to forecast; to indicate the future by signs When something bodes ill, watch out. Trouble is on the way. But, bode isn’t always negative. If something bodes well, then future events will be good. Anglo Saxon beer commercials...
by Dwane | Oct 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
I received this question: Maybe there’s a place to ask questions, if so, could you direct me there? I have a couple kids using Vsual Latin 1. They’ve had some latin and I’m using this as some review. In chapter 11B – the translation portion,...
