by Dwane | Sep 12, 2014 | Education
It took me ten years to achieve fluency in Latin. During that time, I also developed the ability to rise early, speak in public, invest in real estate, read in Greek, French, and Italian. I used to bemoan the fact that these skills took so long to develop....
by Dwane | Sep 11, 2014 | Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Acrophobia: fear of heights. There is nothing to fear, but fear itself. And heights. And public speaking. And spiders… especially spiders. From Greek ἄκρον (height, summit, peak), and and φοβία (fear).
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...
