Experience the wonder of words by focusing on the Latin and Greek elements used in English.
This newsletter is produced whenever time can be found,
so there is no regular schedule.
Senior Scribe, John Robertson
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“Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.”
Will Rogers
“Politicians say they’re beefing up our economy. Most don’t know beef from pork.”
Harold Lowman
“Washington is a place where politicians don’t know which way is up and taxes don’t know which way is down.”
Robert Orben
“Politics is the art of getting money from the rich and votes from the poor, with the pretext of protecting one from the other.”
Muy Interesante
There are Links to Cross-Reference Groups that include alphabetical sections that have been “completed”; that is, with as many definitions as can be found or with a significant number of examples.
With these summaries, one can determine which word elements have the definitions and which of them have self-scoring quizzes.
Updates will be made as new thematic units are completed.
These summaries may be found at Word Files and Word Philes. When you get to the Home Page of either site, click on the “Wordfiles Connections” title at the Word Files site or the “Wordphiles Connections” title link at the Word Philes site where you will be presented with the alphabetical links.
New quizzes, titled Vogue Quizzes, are now available at Word Explorations (and other sites) based on words that were recently observed in the various media. New Vogue Quizzes
These quizzes consist of short two to about four questions with a link to an automatic e-mail explanation that will provide the background for each word that is presented. These quizzes are set up on a trial basis to see if there is any interest.
The most recent important change that has been made includes the discontinuance of the so-called “short-version” of the cross references and replacing that list of Latin-Greek elements area with searchable Latin and Greek quotations (proverbs, mottoes, phrases, and words) that are used by courts of law, in medicine, from history, and a variety of other applications. Also New: Latin-Greek Quotations (mottoes, proverbs, phrases, and words)
As of now, there are almost 600 of these Latin and Greek quotations that may be accessed by going to Logo Files or Logo Philes, clicking on the appropriate linking banner and by clicking on ID and Password so you can get an e-mail form that will automatically send you the access information you need to do a search for any of the desired phrases, words, proverbs, and mottoes.
If you have a significant Latin or Greek motto, proverb, etc. that you think should be included; please let me know so I can include it. Your suggestions will be seriously considered.
Latin-Greek-English Cross-Reference Search for contributing (paying) subscribers and may be accessed from here.
If you are not a subscriber and wish to have access to this valuable source of information, you may see the payment options at the pre-payment subscription page so you can become a contributing supporter.
There are now two Latin-Greek-English Search areas:
One, a Latin Greek Cross References search area with many of the word-groups that have definitions and some self-scoring quizzes for supporters (as described above).
Two, an additional search area with hundreds of Latin (and some Greek) proverbs, mottoes, phrases, and words.
This second (Latin-Greek Quotations of mottoes, proverbs, phrases, and words) is freely accessible by subscribers to the Focusing on Words Newsletter. Access may be accomplished by first getting the ID and Password at this e-mail form.
Then you may go to either of the following URL’s (Web site addresses) and by clicking on the appropriate linking banner at Logo Files or Logo Philes.
You may send an e-mail regarding what you have just read by clicking on the flying scarab so you can make comments, ask questions about the site, and indicate your interest in being a supporter of Word Explorations.