by Dwane | Aug 3, 2024 | Tip of the Week
Here’s a tip my wife taught me. If you are staying in a hotel in the U.S. and you want filtered, purified water, but don’t feel like paying for bottled water, take a water bottle to the hotel gym. You will almost always find free filtered water in the...
by Dwane | Jul 27, 2024 | Tip of the Week
I have been teaching Latin for almost three decades. People often ask me, “If I want to learn Latin, how should I do it? To quote Hades’ minions in the movie Hercules, “If. If is good.” The truth is, you do not have to learn Latin. Do not let people bully you...
by Dwane | Jul 20, 2024 | Tip of the Week
If you are my age, you may remember Dilbert and his pointy-haired boss. Seventeen years ago, the author of the comic strip, Scott Adams, taught us how to become better writers. He did it, brilliantly, using only two hundred and sixty-four words. Here is what he said:...
by Dwane | Jul 13, 2024 | Tip of the Week
Writers of grammar books tell us to avoid the passive voice. Instead of writing, “The last piece of cake was eaten”, we should write “She ate the last piece of cake.” I agree, and I tell my students to do the same. Learn to write in the active...
by Dwane | Mar 16, 2024 | Tip of the Week
For about a decade, I sent out a “Tip of the Week”. Sometimes the “Tip of the Week” was something I found helpful for language study. Often, it was just something I found helpful. It could be about any topic, really. About a month ago, ...
by Dwane | Jan 27, 2024 | Tip of the Week
For a long time, to track our spending, I used Mint as a budgeting app. A month, or so, ago, Mint phased out. (I honestly do not know where to place the commas in that sentence.) In my quest for a replacement, I stumbled upon Rocket Money. The truth is, my wife...
