by Dwane | Mar 7, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Italian, Latin
The deeper we delve into the past, the more French, Spanish, and Italian converge. Finally, they become one in Latin, or, to be more accurate, in Vulgar Latin as spoken by the common people in the various parts of the Western Roman Empire. – Frederick Bodmer,...
by Dwane | Feb 24, 2015 | Education, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
Learn Latin, Greek, or English vocabulary derived from Latin and Greek. That is a mouthful. Online class enrollment begins this Friday! Just like HealthCare.gov, enrollment will remain open for a while. UnlikeHealthCare.gov, I will not force you to join a class...
by Dwane | Feb 9, 2015 | English, Greek, Latin
Over 60 percent of all English words have Greek or Latin roots; in the vocabulary of the sciences and technology, the figure rises to over 90 percent. – Tamara Green in, The Greek and Latin Roots of English.
by Dwane | Jan 20, 2015 | Education, Grammar, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this email: Dwane, My daughter is currently on Lesson 15 of Visual Latin. When I go to check her “Reading and Translation” part, she goes for a literal translation compared to yours. Do you have any suggestions to correct this or should I not worry about...
by Dwane | Jan 8, 2015 | Latin, Visual Latin
I received this question: Hello, My children are taking Visual Latin 1 as high school students. We are on week 10 where they are starting into reading the Familia Romana. We are not sure what is meant on the daily schedule for “Listening” on day 1 and day...
