Word For The Day, Thursday, June 14, 2012 - prescind

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[secret garden]

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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".

prescind \prih-SIND\, verb
to withdraw one's attention

Example sentences:
If we prescind from the main issue for a moment, there is much to be gained by studying some corollary questions.

"For my purposes, we may happily prescind from the metaphysics."
-- From John Collins' 2011 book The Unity of Linguistic Meaning

Etymology:
"Prescind" derives from the Latin verb "praescindere," which means "to cut off in front." "Praescindere," in turn, was formed by combining "prae-" ("before") and "scindere" ("to cut" or "to split"). So it should come as no surprise that when "prescind" began being used during the 17th century, it referred to "cutting off" one’s attention from a subject. An earlier (now archaic) sense was even clearer about the etymological origins of the word, with the meaning "to cut short, off, or away" or "to sever." Other descendants of "scindere" include "rescind" and the rare "scissile" ("capable of being cut").

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!

[secret garden]

Rise and shine!

[JoeProBono]

[Explorer89]

After Obama repeated prescinded his laser like focus on jobs, he has had to repeatedly pivot back to it. Whatever. He doesn’t get that job creation happens when businesses do not feel the government’s boot on their neck.

[NicknamedBob]

Presently prescinding just long enough to note that King Procrustes is offering haircuts at a discount.

[xsmommy]

Liberals consistently prescind what Conservatives have to say.

[SoothingDave]

If we had prescinded Obamacare, then we wouldn’t have to worry about rescinding it.

[ConorMacNessa]

This years Presidential election is of such signal importance to the future of our Nation and the Freedoms we enjoy that no citizen can indulge in the luxury of prescindment from judgment with respect to the merits of the candidates. In other words, get your bloated carcass to the polls and vote!　



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Explorer89]

Gack. All too believable....

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

When Clinton lied about Lewinsky, he grinned
But when he praised Mister Romney, he sinned
They called him old and uncouth
For having uttered the truth
From this election, they’ll make Bill prescind

[NeoCaveman]

Prescind? Never.

I had to do it

[tioga]

Although the MSM has prescinded their vetting of Obama, Krauthammer has hit on the one thing they can't get past the American voters. Americans know Obama has been president for the last 3 and a half years, not Bush.

Krauthammer: There Is A "Statute Of Limitations On Whining"

[secret garden]

A+ for you!

[secret garden]

A for you!

[secret garden]

A for you.

[secret garden]

A+ for you!

[secret garden]

The corrupt Pelosi wanted to pass it to see what was in it. Incompetent idiot that she is. A for you.

[secret garden]

Yes, please do. A for you.

[secret garden]

A+ for you!

[secret garden]

You got me!

[NeoCaveman]

You’ve been Rickrolled ROR.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

"Prescind" derives from the Latin verb "praescindere," which means "to cut off in front."

The mohel shows up to prescind Jewish boys who are eight days old.

[NeoCaveman]

Who will prescind from the Euro first?

[secret garden]

A+ for you, F- for the lamestream media.

[secret garden]

Let’s hope he’s not shaky.

[secret garden]

A+ for you!

[xsmommy]

happy FLAG DAY

[afraidfortherepublic]

To prescind from the normal WFTD discussion, for a moment, I call your attention to this little gem posted yesterday on Lucianne: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100164573/an-open-letter-to-the-rt-rev-michael-langrish-bishop-of-exeter-on-the-subject-of-his-foiled-wind-farm-scheme/

Note the exquisite use of language throughout this rant to an Anglican Bishop over a proposed Wind Farm.

[Robert A. Cook, PE]

Presind?

Doesn’t that happen when you are only thinking about planning on breaking one of the Ten Commandments, but haven’t actually done it yet?

[count-your-change]

Prescind

I know this one! Prescind, also pronounced, “preskinned” is about a famous barbacue method of cooking ground hog without skinning it first. Put that big boy on a stick of rebar and fire up the propane torch.
Mom always said that if you can’t stand the smell of burning hair, stay out of the garage.

[secret garden]

There are at least 6 out on my street today!

[secret garden]

A+ for you. I had to forward that to some members of my Episcopal/Anglican church.

[secret garden]

Hey Robert, what is the time difference there?

[secret garden]

I can always count on you to run color on the thread. A for you.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Isn’t it the same everywhere: “delta T” ???

[mikrofon]

Lorena Bobbitt == Prescinderella

[SoothingDave]

Sometimes that’s temperature.

[secret garden]

...sigh...engineers...

[SoothingDave]

Unless they’ve changed something, continental western Europe should be 6 hours ahead of ET.

[Texan5]

Bless me, Father, for I have prescind?

[secret garden]

Here's the latest tweet from one of your former players and one of our currently current ones.

Hal Gill ‏@Skillsy75 Hey, guy on ur bike, as healthy and green as you are, I'm in a truck and you will lose. #moveover #grindsmygears

[SoothingDave]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2895295/posts

Here’s a real FR dilemma. Support the Stand Your Ground Law or hate the guy with the Mexican surname?

[Texan5]

Cloudy and humid here-I wish it would rain...

I’m betting that Obama hopes
No one prescinds from Holder’s show-
If they do, the cover will be off
His political throwing of snow

The sort of virtual white stuff
That mostly obscures what is real
Never mind the economic black ice-
Let Obama tell you how to feel

His conceit has the best of him-
He don’t care who he has to screw
He’s also oblivious to history-
That was Nixon’s downfall, too...

[secret garden]

A+ for you. Guess who was much worse than Nixon?

[Texan5]

LBJ, Clinton and a bunch of others, I’m sure. But Nixon got caught and we got a pretty good account of all the dirt because so many flunkies dropped the dime on him. I doubt he was that much more corrupt than any other crooked politician, but it all became public.

[secret garden]

My link failed earlier. Take 2.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Lorena Bobbitt == Prescinderella

LOL!

[secret garden]

Here's another recent story on Nixon that clears the air a bit.

[hobbes1]

Shouldn’t every day, be Flag Day?

[secret garden]

My dear Danish GF, an immigrant to this country, built his own house and business and went out to the tall flagpole in his yard every day to raise and lower the flag.