Some Readings And Resources For Further Exploration Of Medieval Literature, History, And Art

words to use instead of ______

"Very"

Mild: clearly, decidedly, distinctly, markedly, considerably, notably, largely, recognizably, especially, indubitably Moderate: especially, surprisingly, substantially, uncommonly, chiefly, incredibly, obviously, unmistakably, considerably, awfully, wonderfully, particularly Bold: profusely, unequivocally, strikingly, astonishingly, exceedingly, absolutely, exceptionally, extremely, unquestionably, vastly, incontestably

"A Lot" (time)

Mild: often, oftentimes, sometime Moderate: frequently, usually, various, generally Bold: regularly, recurrent, persistent

"A Lot" (size)

Mild: many, much, several Moderate: numerous, bountiful, considerable Bold: multitude, profuse, vast

"Big"

Mild: sizable, ample, large, considerable, great, above average, important Moderate: ponderous, significant, crucial, vast, copious, magnificent, substantial Bold: enormous, immense, colossal, extensive, endless, paramount, boundless, prodigious, imposing, gigantic, voluminous, limitless, essential

"Small"

Mild: slight, limited, trivial, minor, light, puny, superficial, undersized, dinky, negligible, faint Moderate: scant, petite, inconsiderable, microscopic, dwarf, unsubstantial, minimum, miniature, tiny Bold: insignificant, minute, meager, infinitesimal, ineffectual, undetectable, inconsequential

"Good"

Mild: acceptable, favorable, agreeable, pleasing, satisfactory, satisfying, super, able, relevant, accomplished, efficient, reliable, ample, useful, profitable, adequate, adept Moderate: great, honorable, admirable, commendable, sound, splendid, superb, valuable, wonderful, worthy, clever, proficient, qualified, apt, skillful, thorough, wholesome Bold: excellent, exceptional, gratifying, marvelous, reputable, stupendous, superior, exemplary, virtuous, expert, solid, advantageous, flawless, extensive, perfect

"Bad"

Mild: cheap, dissatisfactory, faculty, off, mean, wrong, unpleasant, unwell, low, grim, sour, regretful Moderate: careless, defective, inferior, imperfect, deficient, rough, ill-suited, inadequate, unsatisfactory, delinquent, sinful, unruly, wicked, rancid, grave, harsh, terrible, downcast Bold: awful, unacceptable, corrupt, dreadful, putrid, erroneous, detrimental, ruinous, vile, villainous, diseased, adverse, evil

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Best language learning tips & masterlists from other bloggers I’ve come across

(these posts are not my own!)

THE HOLY GRAIL of language learning (-> seriously tho, this is the BEST thing I’ve ever come across)

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hii you posted you are relearning latin, just from school book notes or are you also using other sources?

hi i use a mix of things! i use my notes and textbooks from school a lot, but i also use free online resources and try to read books in latin too

textbooks:

cambridge latin course books i-v (clc has free online resources if you can't buy them, here and here)

online resources / courses:

openlearn: getting started on classical latin

openlearn: continuing classical latin

openlearn: discovering ancient greek and latin

openlearn: introducing classical latin (i only use this one for pronunciation reminders)

national archives: medieval latin

misc:

list of modern books with latin translations

there are probably lots of other ways to learn it and other free resources, but this is what i use. hope this helps!

thesis notes from my pocket notebook

8/26/22- first week back on campus!!

i have the same professor in two different classes, so i'm seeing her every day and i'm honestly afraid i'll submit work for the wrong class bc they just blend together into a mega-class in my brain

sunlight in the reading room

A very tiresome academic read, and a book I keep by my side for when I can't take it anymore.

(( week 4 at uni ))

Here's the long-promised Latin resources masterpost! Resource recs are always appreciated and I'll try to update this post from time to time. :)

Study and fluency tips, plus my review of a few different Latin textbooks here

Free online resources here

Suggestions for if you've studied Latin in the past and want to brush up/re-learn here

Tips for expanding vocabulary here

Links for Latin literature and suggestions on which works to start with here

Salvete!

Tips for starting a studyblr, then ? Thanks!

I'm glad you asked! Here is a revival of my long ass post heheh

If you haven't already, my first tips is to make an account for your studyblr separate from any other blogs you run.

In terms of posting, I would always recommend posting anything with pictures. They don't have to be great quality or well-edited, start with anything your comfortable with; I find that posts with pics catch people attention better than simple textposts. I you feel like you want to get into editing, start playing around with some editing apps or drawing tools. Another great way to start posting is by taking on a studyblr challenge like the 100 days of productivity or the 30 days of productivity. A short introduction post is also a good idea so that other studyblrs can get an idea of your area of study, age, interests, etc.

When it comes to getting some traffic on your posts, tracking/tracked tags are a great tool to use. In case you haven't heard of them, these are certain tags that are regularly checked by their creators who will boost the posts that have used the tag. My tracking tag is #heydilli and I'll list a couple of others’ tags at the end of this post.

On a similar note, it's really helpful to follow and keep up with other studyblrs. This will help you get ideas for posts and also keep you in the loop about useful resources, new challenges, etc. Some of my fav studyblrs are listed below, along with their tracking tags if they use any:

@myhoneststudyblr (tracking #myhoneststudyblr) @ckmstudies @elysianania @elinordinary @museeofmoon (tracking #heyzainab) @notes-by-saher (tracking #heysaher) @frenchiepal @gushuwa @tranquilstudy (tracking #hiyatranquil) @acaemis @peachblossomstudy (tracking #heypeachblossom on hiatus atm) @rylie-studies (tracking #lookrylie) @rabbitstudy (tracking #heysantiago)

(sorry for the tag y'all but love you!)

So that's about all I can think about for the moment, so hope that helps. Good luck, hope that helped!

xx dilli ❤️