Interesting Spanish and English words and phrases with N, and our topic of the week: Norms. My thanks to Miguel Ángel and Christine. Espanglisher Blog: https://espanglisher.com Music: “Speakeasy” and “Skating Squirrels” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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Welcome to another circumspect episode of the Vocabulary Mnemonics podcast. Matt and Mom link up to discuss diction, polemic, diurnal, and several more goodies. You know the feeling of sunlight on a winter day? There's a word for that. Have you ever read a poem that doesn't quite rhyme but is still pleasing to the ear? There's a word for that too. Prepare to be ensorcelled!

In this Live Ask Andrew Anything episode, Andrew Pudewa answers questions submitted by listeners. Andrew, along with Julie Walker, discusses how to implement IEW if the parent has learning differences, whether a formal spelling curriculum is needed, how to differentiate the roles of editor and grader, and other questions. Andrew shares anecdotes from the class he is teaching with his grandchildren and their friends and provides encouragement for new-to-IEW moms! Referenced

If you're feeling dyspeptic about your lack of intellectual stimuli, perhaps the best way to ameliorate the situation is with some vocabulary.After all, nothing boosts a fecund mind like creative mnemonics! On today's episode, Matt and Mom link up to discuss effete, noir, celerity, and more. Enjoy!

Interesting Spanish and English words and phrases with P, and our topic of the week: Pot Pourri. My thanks to Fiona, Janine, Miguel Ángel, Nathalie and Christine. Espanglisher Blog: https://espanglisher.com Music: “Speakeasy” and “Skating Squirrels” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Matt and Mom are back with another podcast episode nonpareil.They discuss sartorial, interpolate, jentacular, and more. One of mom's words, friable, has nothing to do with frying. It's what they call a "false cognate." Same with another of her words, drupe, which doesn't mean "to droop." Will this be confusing? Will you ever be able to remember the true definition? Tune in to find out... Enjoy!

Continuing the conversation, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker ask Pamela White additional questions about the amount of grammar students should study and the benefits to learning grammar in developing thinking skills and reading comprehension. They finish with a discussion of AI tools and why most do not benefit students. Go to Part 1 Referenced Materials “Writing Maketh an Exact Man” Fix It!® Grammar Structure and Style® for Students: Year 1 Level C Fix It! Grammar free lessons Transcript

Interesting Spanish and English words and phrases with T, and our topic of the week: Translation. My thanks to Janine. Espanglisher Blog: https://espanglisher.com Music: “Speakeasy” and “Skating Squirrels” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

As year two of Vocabulary Mnemonics gets underway, Matt and Mom, your inveterate hosts, hope to make an eclat over the next 12 month. They break down ten words, including monomania, excogitate, saccharine, comestible, and more. If you're normally taciturn, be ready to be deputed to use your favorite word this week. Enjoy!

In celebration of National Grammar Day (March 4), Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker talk with Pamela White about why grammar is important, how it relates to thinking and reading comprehension, and how she came to write the Fix It!® Grammar series. They also address sentence diagramming and why it does not necessarily translate into better grammar skills. Go to Part 2. Referenced Materials Fix It! Grammar Fix It! Grammar free lessons Pamela White But . . . but . . . but . . . What about

Interesting Spanish and English words and phrases with X, and our topic of the week: Exchanges. My thanks to Christine. Espanglisher Blog: https://espanglisher.com Music: “Speakeasy” and “Skating Squirrels” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

It's pure saturnalia here at Vocabulary Mnemonics. We just completed one year of podcasting, so we're celebrating the only way we know how... more vocab! Each word is concatenated in one way or another and will have you performing echolalia. It's been a fun year -- thanks for listening. Here's to many more!

Listen as Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker reflect on the wonderful journey from IEW’s humble beginnings to where they are today. They look back at the first newsletter and share anecdotes about people and events that have advanced the company through the years. Referenced Materials The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential Teaching Writing: Structure and Style® Structure and Style for Students “Writing Maketh an Exact Man” Our Story Transcript of Podcast Episode 466 If you

Interesting Spanish and English words and phrases with A, and our topic of the week: Antiheroes. My thanks to Greg. Espanglisher Blog: https://espanglisher.com Music: “Speakeasy” and “Skating Squirrels” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Per usual, Matt and Mom sync up to delve into ten words and give non-somnolent mnemonics for each one.They try to avoid sesquipedalian definitions, execrable content, and performing their duties in a perfunctory way. Stay tuned for a particularly clever penultimate word. Enjoy!

Спешу вас порадовать новым мощнейшим выпуском на полчаса про мою январскую поездку на юг. Я впервые посетил Грузию, второй раз побывал в Армерии и в сотый — в Сочи. А ещё в Нальчике, Черкесске и Владикавказе. Поездка была насыщенной и обо всём этом я расскажу. Материала получилось много, так что можно изучать с нескольких заходов. […]

In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker sit down with Kerry Beck, a veteran homeschool mom who has a passion to share with other parents the lessons she learned in her years of homeschooling. They discuss how to intentionally train your children to be leaders, using everyday school subjects and strategies to build critical thinking skills. Referenced Materials Kerry Beck Raising Leaders, Not Followers by Kerry Beck John Taylor Gatto The Underground History of American

Interesting Spanish and English words and phrases with F, and our topic of the week: Food. My thanks to Miguel Ángel. Espanglisher Blog: https://espanglisher.com Music: “Speakeasy” and “Skating Squirrels” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

If, like Matt, you've always wondered what the little plastic thing wrapped around the end of your shoelace is called...Or if you've ever said something like "I might just fade into Bolivian" (instead of "oblivion"), today's episode is for you. Matt and Mom sync up to discuss these words as well as ratiocination, insolent, extant, accismus, and several more. Enjoy!