Links for 22 August

TED-Ed explains the etymology behind the word “sarcophagus.”
What’s Greek about Greek Life Organizations? (via @camwsclassics)
Boston students go to National Certamen Championship (via @ClassColl)
Latin words and phrases every man (and woman) should know. (via @dustinsimm0ns)
They see me Roman. They hatin’. (via @banatoli)

More from the CANE blog

Teaching Scansion

Strategy One: “quick and dirty” rules Example: a) last 5 syllables marked off submissoque humiles intrarunt vērtĭcĕ pōstēs b) remove ue and h, as they

Games roundup

It’s starting to get to the time of year when weather, field trips, and holiday events combine to make some classes unexpectedly short, others unexpectedly

MAFLA 2017

I was an attendant of this year’s Massachusetts Foreign Language Association conference held in Springfield, MA. This is my second time attending a MAFLA conference