Latin in Layman’s - A Rhetoric Revolution

There are two important rules to remember in this chapter: (1) There are six third-declension adjectives with irregular superlatives. Their positive forms end -lis in the masculine/feminine nominative singular, and their superlatives end -limus, for example, facillimus. (2) All adjectives of any declension which have nominative singular masculine forms ending -er ─ for example, liber ─ form superl...

(1) Latin has four participles: the present active, the future active; the perfect passive and the future passive. It lacks, however, a present passive participle (“being [verb]-ed”) and a perfect active participle (“having [verb]-ed”). (2) The perfect passive, future active and future passive participles belong to first/second declension. The present active participle belongs to third declension....

Here, I go into the concept of confidence and why we should instruct and incorporate our lives around building confidence rather than expertise. It's a bit of a Ted talk but I find it highly valuable to reflect and voice my thoughts to later listen to. 

Here I do as I did with my prior couple of videos, except this time I decide to pay homage to my forte... All words gone over today are Latin derived.  Email your questions, comments, concerns: liamconnerly@gmail.com

Here I do as I did in my prior episode. I take the Greek roots "meter" and "syn-" and break them down using a multitude of different words that incorporate aforementioned words.  Let me know if you like the content and please feel free to email me: liamconnerly@gmail.com Do you miss the grammar or do you like the direction I've been taking as of late? Stay tuned for the interesting side rants...

Here IU do a bit of a different episode where I show the interconnectedness of language and Where I first go over words that include "photo-". Then I do the same with "graph" and "tele-". I finish with a lil' language tangent. Thanks for the support! 

There are three important rules to remember in this chapter: (1) There are three types of third declension i-stem nouns. The first is parisyllabic in which the nominative singular (ending in - is/-es) and genitive singular have the same number of syllables. The second is monosyllabic in which the nominative singular has one syllable and two consonants at the end of its base. And the third type of...

Is it sweet and fitting to die for one's country? Here, I talk about current events and read an old essay I had written discussing the pre- and post-romantic views of war... I was a pretty good writer as a freshman in college!

Get ready for a big ol' ranty rant. I go into "peri-","-itis","-emia", and all things medical as well.

I want people to understand how formulaic language is! Here, I break down a list of words which I will provide below.  Lactic Acidosis   “osis” meaning illness (having been cause by lactic acid) “metabolic” – meaning/referring to “cell division”  Hyper Metabolic Lymph nodes “hyper” – meaning “high” “metabolic” – meaning “cell division” Lymph Nodes – Denoting the structures in your b...

Here are two important rules for you to remember: (1) the thematic vowel in third conjugation is a short vowel; it appears as -i- or -u- in the present and -e- in the imperfect (2) The tense sign for the future in third conjugation is -e-; the future tense in third conjugation uses no thematic vowel Luckily, the formation of the present tense in third conjugation follows a pattern similar to that...

There are three important rules to remember: (1) the tense sign for the future tense is -bi- meaning “will”; (2) the tense sign for the imperfect tense is -ba- meaning “was” or “were,” “used to,” “kept on,” or “did”; (3) adjective endings are directional.

Demonstrative pronouns, like English words “this” and “that,” point at something. They’re often used as adjectives, as in, “this book” or “that tree.” In English, demonstrative pronouns take a different form in the plural: “this” becomes “these,” and “that” becomes “those” ─ making them one of the few English adjective forms which are different in the singular and plural. Singular   Plur...

We’ve already encountered first- and second-declension nouns. Now we’ll address the third. A fair question to ask, and one which some of you may be asking, is why is there a third declension at all? Third declension is Latin’s “catch-all” category for nouns. Here are the endings in both the singular an plural, for reference:  1. Nominative (sing.) --- (pl.) -es 2. Gentive (sing.) -is (pl.) -u...

We’re going to learn and go over these suffixes seen widely in medical terminology: -itis, -oma, -osis, -ectomy, -tomy, -rrhea. This is cool, I promise.

Here, I get into the second declension neuter gender and the concept of substantive nouns. Why get into it? Because the more you know, the more you know! I get into a couple side tangents at both the beginning and end of this episode. Feel free to fast forward. Ask yourself... Why are they called substantives? Might look like "substance?" I dunno though... Here’s an example of a second-declension...

Here is an example of " Sum", declined in all persons (First singular, then plural.) sum →  “I am”; sumus → “we are”; es → “you are”; estis → “y’all are/you (p) are/you all are”; est → “he, she, it is” or “there is”*; sunt → “they are” In this episode, I dive into the understanding of the verb, "To be", which functions differently than the regular verbs we've dealt with before... That is, tho...

Here, I go, in-depth, into the second declension, where second declension includes mostly masculine and neuter nouns with -o- at the end of their base. With the addition of the second declension, we add a whole new set of vocabulary into the mix. Yay, more words! I do my best to draw out the process of forming a second declension noun, please do your best to visualize a declension table or look on...

Here I first get on a SOAP box in discussing the real reason as to why I love Latin and why this is more than a language podcast, but more like an "Everything" type of podcast. That's why I like Latin, because it amplifies your understanding of the world around you. After my five minute rant, I get into understanding parts of speech, and then apply it to their Latin counterparts. As I tell my stud...

This is why I love Latin... for the depth it gives to language in general. We go over the terms: Hypernatremia, Hyponatremia, Hypothermia, Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia, Armistice and Subpoena . Here we understand the importance of prefixes, affixes, suffixes, etc.  I swear... If you think Latin is dead... You've just been proven wrong. Thanks and goodbye to antiquated thinking!

Hi all! It's been a while and I've come back to you with newly added vigor and ready to bridge Latin into modernity!!! I want to tank my cousin, Sloan Connerly, for sending me an "outta-the-blue" gift: a new beautiful microphone. LET'S GOOOO! Follow me as we hone-in our craft of language  and see the true utility of Latin in our everyday lives. Also, give me a follow on TIKTOK @mrconnerly!

This is a doozy of a lesson so I’ve split it up into two parts. The subjunctive is what is known to be the mood of uncertainty… but more often than not, it simply introduces specific types of clauses and/or subordinating constructions. This is when Latin translation becomes more fluid and contextual rather than clunky and fragmented Wheelock’s sentences (Don’t @ me Wheelock.) Anyways, very importa...

Here, I go over a key important concept within both English and Latin grammar. This is the introduction into another subordinate construction (Like Ablative Absolutes) that indirectly and circuitously state a direct quote, action, thought, etc. Stay tuned for knowledge!

Here we go over the constructions of the ablative absolute and the passive periphrastic. Definitely ten-dollar terms for explaining how to make a sentence more convoluted and circuitous. Stick with me!! We’re switching into syntactical Latin and leaving behind its rudimentary formation counterpart! This is when it gets good and when we’ll start to incorporate Harry Potter in Latin!

Here we have a VERY important lesson and one of my very favorite topics in Latin! (Don’t ask me why, I think it’s cause I got it the first time I read what they were…) I have always thought of these constructions as verbial adjectives. Not sure if I can coin that or not… Remember, as we go through this lesson, there is no such thing as a present passive participle or a perfect active particle! Tha...