by Dwane | Dec 31, 2014 | Education, Motivation, The Future, Vocabulary
People either love New Year’s resolutions, or they make fun of them. I don’t know which person you are, but I fall into the first category. I love New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions are fresh beginnings. And, I love fresh beginnings. I love the...
by Dwane | Dec 30, 2014 | Education, Motivation, Vocabulary
I fell of the wagon this year. In October, my wife and I had an argument. We argue from time to time. It’s no fun. This one, however, was, for me, demotivating. The fallout spilled over. For a while, I stopped blogging. I stopped posting the “word of...
by Dwane | Dec 27, 2014 | Education, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
I am thinking of offering a new class in the spring. There are so many English words that come from Latin and Greek roots. Really. Once you start digging, it is astonishing what you find. Growing up, I had no idea how influenced our language was by Classical...
by Dwane | Dec 16, 2014 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
Influenza: an epidemic catarrh. Naturally, you know what a catarrh is. Neither did I. A catarrh is an inflammation of the nose and throat. It is from the Greek κατάρροος, which is basically a “head cold”. Kατάρροος means, “I flow down.” Just use your imagination....
by Dwane | Dec 12, 2014 | English, Greek, Vocabulary
Amphoric sound – a sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle or jug. In medical terminology, amphoric sound is an abnormal, resonant, hollow, blowing sound heard with a stethoscope over the thorax. It indicates a cavity opening into a bronchus or a...
