IF : Overuse of Hypothetical Statements
Rudyard Kipling is probably the culprit in his poem IF for letting this little word have full reign. The word has been run into the ground. There seem …
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How to Decline Third Declension Adjectives in Latin
Latin adjectives function similarly to those of English. However, their implementation in Latin is far more complicated since Latin is an inflected …
Continue ReadingTeaching Your Child Latin: Resources to Get You Started Learning Latin at Home
Want to boost your child’s success in school? Students who have taken Latin courses tend to perform higher on standardized tests like the SAT. …
Continue ReadingTranslating Latin Adjectives of the First and Second Declensions into English
Elementary Latin students easily grasp adjectives of the first and second declension. However, as with all things in Latin, a few exceptions make …
Continue ReadingPros and Cons of Rosetta Stone Software: Where the Foreign Language Learning Software Works, and Where it Falls Short
Find out what Rosetta Stone can–and can’t–do for you when learning a new language. Rosetta Stone bills itself as the best language …
Continue ReadingA Comparison of Latin and English Descriptive Adjectives
Both English and Latin use descriptive adjectives to describe nouns. Latin’s inflections identify which noun is being modified. Read a comparison of …
Continue ReadingSpanish Conversation Practice: Using Internet Chat Rooms to Increase Spanish Fluency
Chatting with your fellow students is valuable practice, but online chats with native Spanish speakers can help you improve your Spanish conversation …
Continue ReadingDative Case: What Are the Indirect Object Pronouns in German?
German pronouns have both grammatical gender and grammatical case. The following four part series explores the nominative, accusative, dative, and …
Continue ReadingCommunicating in an Emergency Using Japanese
Before you even think of going to Japan, take this invaluable summary of emergency words and phrases with you. So if you happen to run into Godzilla, …
Continue ReadingReview of Free Online German-English BEOLINGUS Dictionary
BEOLINGUS is a free online German-English dictionary that includes a traditional bilingual dictionary, word lists of special subjects, and information …
Continue ReadingLearn the Cyrillic Alphabet for Written Russian: Pronunciation and Etymology
The Cyrillic alphabet often proves to be a major impediment in learning Russian and other Slavic languages, but it isn’t all that difficult to …
Continue ReadingVerbs in the Hindi Language: Some Basics For a Visitor
India attracts a lot of people, and with good reason. Hindi as a language runs through the length and breadth of the country. Indians are known for …
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