by Dwane | Jul 23, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
During this class, we will read through all of Word Power Made Easy, by Norman Lewis. 90% of the multi-syllable words in English derive directly from Latin. In other words, 90% of our “big” words are the children of Latin. Much of our scientific and medical...
by Dwane | Jul 18, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
Cynosure: the center of attention. Think of a dinosaur. He is always the cynosure. Incidentally, if I were half horse, and half man, I would be the centaur of attention. A Cynosure can also be something that serves as a guide. Polaris, in the constellation Ursa...
by Dwane | Jul 17, 2015 | Education, English
I received a series of questions about the online vocabulary class. I am very interested in auditing this class but before I commit, I have a few questions: 1. What are the major differences between taking this class versus auditing it? 2. If I would audit this...
by Dwane | Jul 14, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
I received this question about the vocabulary class: Do you have a target age for this class? Here is my reply. Warning. It gets a little weird. I apologize for the delay. On the road for weeks. Home now. Catching up. This class is more for high school/college...
by Dwane | Jul 13, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Physiognomy: The art of judging human character by facial features. I know how to do this, actually. Allow me to demonstrate. You have a nose on the front of your face. Ergo, you are the type of person who sniffs from the front of your face. Physiognomy comes from...
by Dwane | Jul 1, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Happy New Month! July: The seventh month of the year, during which the sun enters the sign Leo. It is so called from Julius, the surname of Caius Caesar, who was born in this month. Before that time, this month was called Quintilis, or the fifth month, according to...
