by Dwane | Sep 6, 2014 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Not every word made it into the new series, Word Up. There are so many that didn’t make it, that I have decided to start a new Chalkboard playlist! Let me know what you...
by Dwane | Jul 18, 2014 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Abandon Old French abandoner, from Latin ab (away from), and bannum (proclamation, edict). The Old French phrase mettre a bandon meant “to send under the control, or jurisdiction of another.” Pontius Pilate attempts “mettre a bandon” in the gospel of Luke. Eager to...