by Dwane | May 25, 2018 | Visual Latin
I received this question: Dear Mr. Thomas, I am having some trouble understanding infinitive verbs. As I have learned, an active infinitive such as audire translates as to hear, whereas a passive infinitive such as audiri translates as to be heard. Oddly, I have seen...
by Dwane | Nov 17, 2017 | Grammar, Latin
I received this question: My specific question is from Visual Latin 1, Lesson 25B number 20. In the sentence “Hic homo rex bonus est.”, why is the word for king in the nominative form “rex”? Why is it not the accusative “regem”? Here is...
by Dwane | Oct 20, 2017 | Education, Italian, Latin
Over the weekend, I ended up sick. I’ve been sleeping in and as a result, my productivity has plummeted. If there is one silver bullet to my productivity is it summed up in the Spanish proverb: “A quien madrugada, Dios lo ayuda.” God helps those...
by Dwane | Aug 21, 2017 | Ebook
I received this comment: Quick question: I’m reading your book, Via, and I’m wondering what you mean by reading a grammar per month. Do you mean something like “Wheelock’s Latin”? That seems like a tall order each month! Could you please...
by Dwane | Feb 24, 2016 | Education, English, Latin, Spanish
I received this question: I’m 26 and currently learning French and later want to learn Spanish. The only problem is that I have quite a bit of trouble with grammar. Do you think the visual Latin course would be helpful to learn French and Spanish? Here is my...
