by Jill Tomey | Aug 29, 2025 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Kindness Word Origin “The word ‘kindness’ harks back to the Old English ‘kyndnes’ which meant “nation” – and has roots in the word ‘kin’, as in one’s family, race or relations. The word eventually evolved into our more modern understanding of...
by Jill Tomey | Jul 27, 2025 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Responsibility Word Origin The word responsible comes from two Latin roots, responsum, which means “an answer, a reply” and spondere, which means “to promise”. Can you see how responsibility is a promised response? Sign Language Check out the...
by Jill Tomey | Jul 24, 2025 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Positivity Word Origin positive (adj.) early 14c., originally a legal term meaning “formally laid down, decreed or legislated by authority” (opposed to natural), from Old French positif (13c.) and directly from...
by Jill Tomey | Jun 28, 2025 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Patience Word Origin The word patient comes from Latin patins, present participle of pat, which means “to endure”. Can you see how patience is related to endurance? Found on www.thefreedictionary.com Sign Language Check out the following...
by Jill Tomey | May 30, 2025 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Initiative Word Origin The word initiative is derived from the Latin word initiare which means “to begin, to originate”. Can you see how initiative is getting something started? Sign Language Check out the following links from...
