by Dwane | Jan 31, 2015 | Education, Latin
Don’t underestimate the power of reading in Latin. If you want to learn Latin, you must start reading in Latin. Use any tool you can to bring more reading into your life. Use textbooks, public domain books, the Vulgate, Vicapaedia, or Facebook. Read, read, read! ...
by Dwane | Jan 30, 2015 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Deportment: behavior; demeanor; conduct; how someone behaves in company. The word deportment took a familiar road on its way into the English language. It started out as a few Latin words. The preposition de, in Latin, means: away. The verb portare, means: to...
by Dwane | Jan 29, 2015 | Education, Latin, ScreenCasts
Learn how to diagram expletives in this 10 minute video. No… not swear words. Just “extra”...
by Dwane | Jan 29, 2015 | Education, Latin, Vocabulary
Comport: to behave, or conduct oneself well. From Latin comportare (to collect, to amass, to bring together). In this sense, perhaps comport carries the meaning of pulling oneself together for the occasion. The verb comportare breaks down to the preposition cum...
by Dwane | Jan 28, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this email: Subject: Visual Latin I, Test XII Message Body: On question #41 the answer key says the answer is A. vocatne? My son is wondering why the answer is not D. auditne? Here is my reply: Your son is right… and, I was wrong. He found a mistake....
by Dwane | Jan 28, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Porter: the doorkeeper, or gate keeper. This word comes from Latin porta (door). When the doorkeeper helps you carry the luggage, he becomes another kind of porter. He becomes a carrier of burdens. The second usage of the word comes from the Latin verb portare...
