by Dwane | Sep 1, 2014 | English, Vocabulary
September: the ninth month of the year. September follows August, and precedes October. September was the seventh month of the Roman year. Under the old Roman calendar, the year began in March. Now, instead of celebrating the new year in March (which is quite...
by Dwane | Aug 1, 2014 | Education, Latin
August: respected, impressive; the eighth month. For the record, I like the Old English name better. Weodmonað means weed month. Let’s bring this name back. Who’s with me? To honor the emperor Caesar Augustus, the Romans renamed the month sextilis....
