tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546956.post6239668078956638264..comments2024-03-09T20:43:59.063-05:00Comments on The Language Lover's Blog: Caveat stultusLanguage Loverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095286029520305813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546956.post-74881621764670982362008-06-14T14:47:00.000-04:002008-06-14T14:47:00.000-04:00You might find the Latinum podcast entertains you ...You might find the Latinum podcast entertains you a little.....<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>The Latinum Podcast is free, with a free textbook <BR/><BR/>pdf, lessons, and readings, using the Restored <BR/><BR/>Classical Pronunciation of Latin. Latinum is <BR/><BR/>highly regarded, and has thousands of regular <BR/><BR/>users.<BR/>http://latinum.mypodcast.com<BR/><BR/><BR/>Schola - The only social networking site in <BR/><BR/>existence where only Latin is used, and where the <BR/><BR/>entire site is in Latin, it is a sort of Latin <BR/><BR/>version of Facebook.<BR/>http://schola.ning.com/<BR/>SCHOLA ALSO HAS A FREE RESOURCE OF OVER 3 500 <BR/><BR/>IMAGE CARDS, with the Latin word for an object <BR/><BR/>written over the top of a photo of the object. <BR/><BR/>This is an excellent way to learn new vocabulary. <BR/><BR/>You will be able to really strengthen your Latin <BR/><BR/>vocabulary using this free resource. The images <BR/><BR/>can be found in the photographiae section of <BR/><BR/>Schola. <BR/><BR/>These sites should be enough to help you get on <BR/><BR/>with learning to read, write and if you want to, <BR/><BR/>even learn how to speak Latin.The Bent Branchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16281010373396592381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546956.post-65404027762671329392008-02-11T18:27:00.000-05:002008-02-11T18:27:00.000-05:00Interesting. I've coined new "-holic" terms and d...Interesting. I've coined new "-holic" terms and decided that in cases where a vowel must be added, it should be "o" rather than "a" (e.g. "saltoholic" rather than "saltaholic") since the suffix comes from alc<B>o</B>hol. It never occurred to me to question why I was extracting "-holic" to begin with!<BR/><BR/>FWIW, the Random House Dictionary lists <I>-holic, -aholic,</I> and <I>-oholic</I> as valid, giving the etymology as "extracted from <B>alcoholic</B>". I guess this phenomenon is so widespread that it's become accepted despite its illogic. I hope "___ emptor" doesn't go that route.Language Loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288480400454374958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546956.post-90159367644869639152008-02-08T21:29:00.000-05:002008-02-08T21:29:00.000-05:00"______ emptor" is like "______-holic. People coin..."______ emptor" is like "______-holic. People coin these terms and phrases from the meanings of the original expressions, without parsing their components for relevancy. I wish I could come up with some other examples off the top of my head, but I'm drawing a blank.<BR/><BR/>"Factoid" isn't quite the same error, but it's kind of related. I seem to remember that President Reagan pulled the term from obscurity and popularized its correct use — just before CNN started using it with an opposite meaning. So, "factoid" has come to mean both "fact" and "falsehood" (something that resembles or has the "form" of a fact).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com