by Dwane | Jun 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
If you’ve been reading my ‘Τip of the Week’ email for long, you know I am a big fan of audiobooks. (I missed almost the entire month of May, so I suppose I should call it the “not so consistent tip”). Whenever I am looking for a new audiobook, I always check...
by Dwane | Jun 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
I made a mistake in Visual Latin, Lesson 18 Exercise B, question #4. Here, I explain my mistake and what it should have...
by Dwane | Jun 2, 2022 | Education, English
Words are the symbols of knowledge, the keys to accurate thinking. Is it any wonder then that the most successful and intelligent people in this country have the biggest vocabularies? It is not their larger vocabularies that made these people successful and...
by Dwane | May 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
You are probably familiar with the 80/20 rule, also known as the Pareto principle. According to the 80/20 rule, 80% of the consequences come from 20% of the causes. Put another way, 80% of the work is done by 20% of the people. Or, think of it this way. Look at...
by Dwane | May 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
This week, someone asked me if many English words originate from Greek? Here is my reply: As best I can tell, the breakdown goes something like this. English is about 50% Latin and 50% German. But, that is very broad. The real story is a real mess. 🙂 I’ve heard...
