by Dwane | Jan 19, 2023 | Vocabulary
Fortnight fourteen days; two weeks. Fortnight is a portmanteau word. A portmanteau is a blended word. The combination takes on the meanings of both words. Fortnight is a combination of fourteen and night. Change the spelling and, for some reason you end with the...
by Dwane | Jan 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
When we fuse two words we can create a new word, and sometimes a new concept. We call such words portmanteau words. Not long ago, I heard the portmanteau word slacktivism for the first time. Slactivism: half-hearted activism We participate in slactivism by posting...
by Dwane | Jan 17, 2023 | Vocabulary
Lawfare The use of the judicial system against one’s opponents Lawfare, a portmanteau word, is a combination of law and warfare. C.S. Lewis once pointed out that we live under something like administrative lawfare. “I live in the Managerial Age, in a world of...
by Dwane | Mar 5, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Pheromone: Insect cologne. Well, sort of. Pheromones are substances secreted by some animals, usually insects. The pheromones affect other members of the species. Generally, insects secrete pheromones to attract members of the opposite sex. It does not always have...
by Dwane | Jan 24, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Italian, Latin, Vocabulary
The verb porto, in Latin means, to carry or, to bring. In all its glory, the verb is: porto, portare, portavi, portatum. English pulls quite a few words out of this particular Latin hat. Before we get to that, however, let’s take a look at the way Romance...
