by Dwane | Jul 27, 2014 | Education, English, Grammar, Vocabulary
Good English, well spoken and well written, will open more doors than a college degree. Bad English will slam doors you didn’t even know existed. – William Raspberry
by Dwane | Jul 24, 2014 | Education, English, Grammar, Latin, ScreenCasts
by Dwane | Jul 22, 2014 | English, Vocabulary
This summer, I read The Loom of Language by Frederick Bodmer. Years ago, I read Lingua Latina, by Hans Orberg. I was discouraged with Latin and ready to quit. Orberg’s book showed up at the right time. Were it not for his book, I would not be a Latin teacher...
by Dwane | Jul 22, 2014 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Abdicate [ab: away + dicare: to dedicate, consecrate, or set apart] The literal meaning of abdicate is: to set oneself away from something. The dictionary definitions do not deviate far from the literal meaning. Abdicate: To relinquish; to renounce; to abandon; to...
by Dwane | Jul 18, 2014 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Abandon Old French abandoner, from Latin ab (away from), and bannum (proclamation, edict). The Old French phrase mettre a bandon meant “to send under the control, or jurisdiction of another.” Pontius Pilate attempts “mettre a bandon” in the gospel of Luke. Eager to...
by Dwane | Jul 18, 2014 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
For four years, I’ve posted a “word a day” to Facebook. No really. I have. See: https://www.facebook.com/laughatlatin Honestly, I should change “a word a day” to “a word most days”. I don’t post every day. Intend...
