;Posted on 05/06/2015 4:34:33 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Wednesday, 5/6/15
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
tendentious; adj
1. having or showing an intentional tendency or bias, esp a controversial one
Derived Forms
tendentiously, tendenciously, tendentially, tendencially, adverb tendentiousness, tendenciousness, noun
Etymology: 1900, formed after or from German tendenziös, from tendenz, from Medieval Latin tendentia (see tendency ).
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Here is my example with WFTD.
Will their fans consider their support of vets tendentious? Good for them, and the tour starts in MUNHALL, PA? weird.
And imagine someone who is sententiously tendentious.
My shoulder joint gets a little tendentious now and then.... (;
I hear glucosamine and chondroitin can help that ; ) A+++
A lawyer with a dimple and a bad attitude who sues everyone in sight is a contentious tortuous indented tendentious legist.
>>I hear glucosamine and chondroitin can help that<<
Aren’t they playing at the Bijou? With their hits “the Beta Blocker” and “Sounds of Synovial.”
Great clip.
Fiorina did not accept any of Couric’s gotcha premises.
And she had Katie stuttering about abortion.
The whole tenor of Couric’s questions shows she is a paid shill for the Democrats.
She would not dare ask these questions in this manner to Hillary Clinton.
What a phony.
I am not for Carly, but I sure wish other Republicans would learn from her ability to challenge assumptions the Left puts out there.
And Carly nailed Hillary about the trustworthy issue that Couric tried to bludgeon Carly with.
It was actually a good primer for us to use against Hillary.
A+++ say that ten times fast!
A+++
I didn't think Carly was old enough to run for president.
There’s no higher tendentious favor for criminals than that displayed by the Obama administration.
Good thing your tendentious shoulder wasn't at the end of your arm .... Otherwise, you'd have a tendency to get tendentious tennis elbow at theendofdewrist.
“Progressives” consider me to be a tendentious “homophobic” “bigot”. But I am only following the teachings of the Church, which are for the good of humanity.
The “gay” movement is a plague on America and the world, and must be stopped!!!! That especially goes for the horrible U.S. State Department, and for those “gays” and “allies” who are attempting to infiltrate the Holy Orthodox Church!!!!
http://www.monomakhos.com/the-march-for-marriage/
A+++ of all stripes. and terrorists.
A+++ it is horrifying.
Well, if she’s a Lib Dem, rules wouldn’t apply...
Good morning!
The Clintons, so smug and pretentious
Their “foundation” lies, truly tendentious
While Hillary hides
Bill deflects, and besides,
His rep was ruined ‘cause he’s so damned licentious
A++++ licensed leader of licentiousness
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