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Verbiculture
Verbiculture: the production of words. Yep. It's really a word. From Latin verbum (word) and the Latin verb colo, colere, colui, cultus: to live in, inhabit; till, cultivate, promote growth. Verbiculture, which shows up in almost no dictionaries, was coined in 1873...
Verb
Verb: In grammar, a part of speech that expresses action, motion, being, suffering, or a request or command to do anything. A verb may also show state of existence. The verb affirms, declares, asks or commands; as, I write; he runs; the river flows; they sleep; we...
Cruciverbalist
Cruciverbalist: Someone skilled in the making of, or completion of crossword puzzles. From Latin crux (cross) and verbum (word). And, yes. This is a real word.
Words
This week (and probably next week) my etymology students and I will study the Greek and Latin words for, well, word. I find it fascinating to take a look at every word we study in about ten different languages. All of these languages are somehow related to our very...
Adverb
Once again, I am going to try to bring the word of the day back... Adverb: In grammar, a word used to modify the sense of a verb, participle, adjective or, another adverb, and usually placed near it; as, he writes well. An adverb will answer the following questions:...
Vocabulary trouble…
I received this question: Do you have any recommended ways of memorizing the Lingua Latina Vocab. I've been doing the flashcards on Quizlet and that helps a little bit. But I still struggle with the vocabulary a lot. Here is my reply: Good morning! This is a common...
High school level?
I received this comment about Lingua Latina online: This is a high school level class, right? Just checking. I'm pleasantly surprised as well. Henle was such a struggle for him that I'm wondering if it was the curriculum or the way in which it was presented. He did...
The struggle
I received this comment yesterday from the mother of an online student: I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your encouraging comments that you send along with my son's corrected homework. He has worked very hard over the past couple weeks. Since this is his...
Get out of school!
According to author Tony Buzan, "Learning how to learn is life's most important skill." Oh, I don't know. I think learning to duck is life's most important skill. Helps you avoid stray gunfire. Still, I understand what Mr. Buzan means. I have been in the classroom...
Stuck in Latin? Get help quickly.
Yesterday, while I was teaching, I received this email. What does ‘agere’ mean? That was it. I knew immediately what the student was struggling with. After all, this word is one of the early tripwires in an online Latin course that I teach. It is now Saturday...
