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Mistake in Visual Latin 37
I received this email: I'm finding some inconsistencies in Lesson 37A. In the example sections of the present tense and present passive, it has the translations for the majority to be the translation for voco. Not much to say about this one. Here is my reply:...
Brachiopod
Brachiopod: a marine animal, similar to a mollusk. The brachiopods has a pair of tentacled arms used to capture food. Brachiopods are hinged at the rear end. The front opens when the creature is hungry and closes when it needs protection. In extremely dangerous...
Impede
Impede: To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct. Yesterday, I blogged the word “expedite.” When you break it down, to expedite, is to un-shackle the feet. Once the feet are free, things happen faster. To impede someone is the exact opposite. The Latin verb...
An hour a day?
I received this question: I've see you say in various contexts that to learn Latin you need to commit about an hour a day. So far as I've explored Visual Latin (prior to the introduction of Linga Latina, I'll grant you), it seems that each chapter has about an hour's...
Henle for adults?
I received this email: Hi, I wanted to contact you to see if you had any suggestions for Classical Conversations Challenge Directors that need to be able to tutor Henle. I shared the online classes but they actually need to begin this adventure this summer. Have you...
Antipodes
Antipodes: directly opposite. Once used in the United Kingdom to refer to Australia and New Zealand. After all, those countries are on the opposite sides of the globe. This means, of course, that the feet of the residents of those countries are directly opposite. ...
Expedite
Expedite: to make it happen faster; to speed up the process. Inigo Montoya wanted to expedite the death of the man in black. “I do not suppose you coulda speed things up?” - Inigo Montoya Expedite comes from the Latin verb expedio, meaning, to loose, or to set free....
April
April: the fourth month. April derives from the French avril, which is from Latin Aprilis. Aprilis was the second month of the ancient Roman calendar... until it became the fourth month. No one really knows where the word comes from, but, that hasn’t stopped...
Babadum!
If you are learning a modern language, this is a fun way to practice vocabulary. If you are in my online Greek class, play it. You will not do very well at all (at first), but it is a super helpful way to pile on the vocabulary. Best of all, you will get practice...
Online Lingua Latina class
This note just made me happy. Maybe I have a fragile ego. Maybe I just spent too many formative years in a very negative work environment. Who knows. Whatever the reason, I love getting emails like this one. "Your Latin teaching videos are fabulous and I have...