by Dwane | Jul 28, 2014 | Education, English, Grammar, Latin
In the introduction to his book, A New Latin Grammar, (which is now an old Latin grammar), Charles Bennet defines the Restored pronunciation. “The following pronunciation (often called Roman) is substantially that employed by the Romans at the height of their...
by Dwane | Jul 28, 2014 | Education, English, Grammar, Latin, ScreenCasts
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2014 | Education, Italian, Latin, Travel
I intend to run an experiment on myself soon. I am going to teach myself Italian. This experiment will happen right here on the blog. My goal: to speak and read Italian by Christmas. We’ll see. I wanted to run this experiment on myself this summer. Other...
by Dwane | Jul 25, 2014 | Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow has a long and interesting history. The name of the flower is part Greek, part Latin. Achillea, comes from the Greek name Ἀχιλλεύς. According to legend, Achilles would carry the plant with him onto the battlefield. He...
by Dwane | Jul 24, 2014 | Education, English, Grammar, Latin, ScreenCasts
by Dwane | Jul 24, 2014 | Education, Latin, ScreenCasts
I’ve never loaded a video to wordpress before. This is a test. Is this...