How can you succeed  and not be a success ? It happened to King Charles I of England. He succeeded  his father King James 1, acceding  to...

In Latin  scribere  means "to write" and scriptum  refers to "a piece of writing, a law, a line or mark.” Undoubtedly, you can rattle off...

In Latin, flectere  means “to bend” and English words containing flect or flex are related to something bending, turning, or diverting....

In Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream,  a group of working men prepare to put on a play to entertain the guests at an...

What if you could morph into a superhero with a superlative ability to decode language? Well, you can!  The word “morph” in the sentence...

In Latin,  habere  means “to have” and habitus, the past participle of  habere, refers to what one has, or how one customarily is, or how...

In Latin, “vivere” means “to live” and “vita” means “life.” Many words in English contain the roots viv and vit and pertain to the...

I'm in awe at the fortitude it takes to learn to read. This never has been and never will be an "easy" skill. So don't let anyone tell...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-28/angry-farmer-seeks-to-boost-literacy-levels-in-tasmania/101891992 This farmer father is starting...