by Dwane | Feb 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Someone just alerted me. Another problem on my site. That’s okay. There are many. We will be working to repair them all over the next few weeks. Anyway, when you try to join my list (maybe you wanted my book) you may end up on an old page that says,...
by Dwane | Feb 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Now that the new site is up and running, I can get back to work. So, back to work. People have started asking about next year’s schedule. So, here goes. First, a short story. I once worked for a school that released upcoming schedules in three stages. Red. ...
by Dwane | Feb 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Okay…. thanks for being patient. Better brains than mine figured it all out. Everything seems to be working now. If you have any trouble getting into previous classes, let me know. And, if you don’t encounter problems… happy learning! –...
by Dwane | Feb 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
In one of her songs, Taylor Swift points out that she and a boyfriend don’t get along anymore. “Baby, now we’ve got problems. And, I don’t think we can solve them.” I launched a new site yesterday. And, now I’ve got problems. I...
by Dwane | Feb 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Well… the new site is up and I love the way it looks! I hope you do as well. Unfortunately, there are some problems. Some of the old classes will not play. We are trying to figure this out. If you are in a rush to learn Latin, hang in there. ...
by Jeremiah Pent | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
You can tell I built my website alone. You can also tell that I am a Latin teacher, not a website designer. Fortunately, I have a friend who knows how to design websites… and who also understands design. For the past few weeks, he has been re-designing my...
by Jeremiah Pent | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
You can tell I built my website alone. You can also tell that I am a Latin teacher, not a website designer. Fortunately, I have a friend who knows how to design websites… and who also understands design. For the past few weeks, he has been re-designing my...
by Jeremiah Pent | Feb 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
My site is about to change drastically. Hopefully… Thursday. In the meantime, the designer is doing all he can to make the transition a smooth transition. During this time, we are doing our best to keep up with correspondence. As always, it may be some time...
by Jeremiah Pent | Feb 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
My site is about to change drastically. Hopefully… Thursday. In the meantime, the designer is doing all he can to make the transition a smooth transition. During this time, we are doing our best to keep up with correspondence. As always, it may be some time...
by Jeremiah Pent | Feb 13, 2018 | Online Classes
I hate canceling classes. Hate. Hate. Hate. Double hate. Loathe entirely. That said, I have to cancel two classes this Thursday. Appointment. So… Italian and Greek. Both classes are canceled. Unless… you want to get up early. If enough of you are...
by Jeremiah Pent | Feb 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
I hate canceling classes. Hate. Hate. Hate. Double hate. Loathe entirely. That said, I have to cancel two classes this Thursday. Appointment. So… Italian and Greek. Both classes are canceled. Unless… you want to get up early. If enough of you are...
by Dwane | Feb 7, 2018 | Motivation, The Future
I received this email: This is not a latin question. We respect your points of view about college and being debt free. My son is very smart and is college material. However, wants to build a business and not go to college. This past summer he began a car wash...
by Dwane | Feb 7, 2018 | English
My mom recently sent this to me. Good luck learning English. I love our language… but, what a linguistic train wreck it is. Dearest creature in creation Studying English pronunciation, I will teach you in my verse Sounds...
by Dwane | Feb 2, 2018 | English, Motivation
I received this note from someone in the (now defunct) Word Up Live class. I have been out of town on a business trip this week on Pacific time. I can get up at 4 am, but 3 am was asking too much with a full day’s work following….so I did not join this week. I will...
by Dwane | Jan 31, 2018 | Online Classes
Sometimes there just isn’t enough time in class to cover it all. This has been a major problem with Second Year Latin by Robert Henle. There just isn’t always enough time for the readings he assigns. So, on Monday’s (until May) we are going to...
by Dwane | Jan 23, 2018 | Education, Motivation
From age 5 to about age 22, all I wanted to do was fly for the U.S. AirForce. That’s it. I was single-mindedly focused on that one goal. Then, I got distracted. I got married. I decided not to yank my kids from country to country every year. I made a...
by Dwane | Jan 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hey, guys! I am shutting “Word Up: Live!” down for the rest of the week. Hopefully, we will be back next week. Thanks for understanding. – Dwane
by Dwane | Jan 20, 2018 | English, Vocabulary
Ventriloquy: The act, art or practice of speaking in such a manner that the voice appears to come not from the person, but from some distant place. Ventriloquy comes from the Latin word ventriloquus which itself comes from two other Latin words. Venter means stomach...
by Dwane | Jan 19, 2018 | Visual Latin
A Visual Latin user discovered a spelling mistake in Visual Latin, lesson 10. In the answer section, question 3 should have the following answers: feminam. Here is what you will see: 3. Adam saw the woman __femininam__. (femina) Fortunately, the ending is correct. ...
by Dwane | Jan 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Pauciloquent: Using few words. Brief in speech. Taciturn. Succinct. Laconic. Breviloquent. Pauciloquent comes from the Latin words paucus which means “few” and the Latin verb loquor, meaning “I speak”. “The pauciloquent beggar received few pennies.” “The...
by Dwane | Jan 16, 2018 | English, Vocabulary
In our series, “Word Up: Live!” this morning, we looked at two English words. Here they are: Loquacious: talkative; garrulous; apt to blab and disclose secrets. Loquacious comes from the Latin verb loquor, meaning “I speak”. Here are a few example...
by Dwane | Jan 15, 2018 | Latin
I have finally started working my way through some of the English to Latin exercises in First Year Latin by Robert Henle. This is the beginning of a long project. I hope that it will be helpful to those struggling through this notoriously difficult...
by Dwane | Jan 15, 2018 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Interlocutor: a person who participates in a dialogue or takes part in a conversation; a talker, or a mediator between others. Interlocutor comes from the Latin inter, meaning “between” and the Latin verb loquor, meaning “I speak”. For example: “After our difficult...
by Dwane | Jan 13, 2018 | Motivation, Online Classes, Tip of the Week
Every Saturday, I send out a tip of the week. I also include announcements, upcoming classes, and so on. If you would like to hear from me every weekend, sign up for my weekly updates here: [yikes-mailchimp form=”1″] You subscribe to my “tip...
by Dwane | Jan 13, 2018 | Tip of the Week
You subscribe to my “tip of the week” and I appreciate that. I really do. It’s a small thing, but it means a lot to me. In person, I am generally taciturn. After twenty years in the classroom, and after twenty years of thinking on my feet, I find...
