Beyond Word Up….

I received this question: I have a few of questions about Beyond Word Up: Is it in the same format as Word Up? How many lessons are there? Since it’s not a live class, do you have to sign up for a year or just a couple months? Here is my reply: No....

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...

Natality

Natality: the birth rate. In philosophy, natality is human innovation. Natality is the human ability to create new ideas out of nothing. Natality comes from the French natalité, which derives from the Latin word natal. Natal means “birthday.” Since today...

Cognoscente

Cognoscente: Someone possessing superior knowledge in a particular field, usually the arts; a connoisseur, an aficionado, a discerning expert.  I get the feeling a “cognoscente” is likely a member of the Illuminati of the art world.  Or, based on modern art purchases,...

Reconnoiter

Reconnoiter: to view; to survey; to inspect. Particularly in military affairs, to reconnoiter is to examine the state of an enemy’s army or camp. To survey the bad guys for military purposes. Reconnoiter comes from the French reconnaître, which comes from Latin...