Comments on: http://meaghan.homeschooljournal.net/2007/02/21/63/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:00:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: carrie http://meaghan.homeschooljournal.net/2007/02/21/63/#comment-1147 carrie Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:32:07 +0000 http://meaghan.homeschooljournal.net/2007/02/21/63/#comment-1147 My kids are taking a Latin class once a week, and I keep snatching their book so I can keep up with them! I took three years of French in high school, and the kids and I are also slowly working on Spanish - and it is amazing how many Spanish/French words have Latin roots! My kids are taking a Latin class once a week, and I keep snatching their book so I can keep up with them! I took three years of French in high school, and the kids and I are also slowly working on Spanish - and it is amazing how many Spanish/French words have Latin roots!

]]> By: Andrea (admin) http://meaghan.homeschooljournal.net/2007/02/21/63/#comment-1146 Andrea (admin) Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:53:26 +0000 http://meaghan.homeschooljournal.net/2007/02/21/63/#comment-1146 Well, the good thing about old books on topics like Latin, is they don't really get outdated. :D Well, the good thing about old books on topics like Latin, is they don’t really get outdated. :D

]]> By: Heidi http://meaghan.homeschooljournal.net/2007/02/21/63/#comment-1145 Heidi Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:11:09 +0000 http://meaghan.homeschooljournal.net/2007/02/21/63/#comment-1145 Well, nobody uses it for all day, everyday conversation. But Latin is the language of science - medicine, plants and animals - and of law. One of my online friends lives in Sweden. We have different local names for plants, but we can both refer to Latin names to be sure we understand what the other is thinking. Here's one you'll hear at the doc's: -itis. It means infected or inflamed. Appendicitis - inflamed appendix Bronchitis - inflamed bronchi (the tubes at the top of the lungs) Conjunctivitis - inflamed conjunctiva (the white of the eye) which we call pink eye Learning roots helps you decipher words you haven't seen before, but know their parts. I encountered circumambulate and was able to figure out its meaning. You can, too. What other words have those pieces? Now, go smirk and grumble to your mom that her friend is giving you assignments. ;) P.S. My dad was also "printed" in 1926. Well, nobody uses it for all day, everyday conversation. But Latin is the language of science - medicine, plants and animals - and of law.

One of my online friends lives in Sweden. We have different local names for plants, but we can both refer to Latin names to be sure we understand what the other is thinking.

Here’s one you’ll hear at the doc’s: -itis. It means infected or inflamed.
Appendicitis - inflamed appendix
Bronchitis - inflamed bronchi (the tubes at the top of the lungs)
Conjunctivitis - inflamed conjunctiva (the white of the eye) which we call pink eye

Learning roots helps you decipher words you haven’t seen before, but know their parts. I encountered circumambulate and was able to figure out its meaning. You can, too. What other words have those pieces?

Now, go smirk and grumble to your mom that her friend is giving you assignments. ;)

P.S. My dad was also “printed” in 1926.

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