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Word For The Day, Tuesday, 8/6/02
The Verbivores | 8/6/02 | Teacher

Posted on 08/06/2002 7:02:05 AM PDT by RikaStrom

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”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. 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....


perorate \PUR-uh-rayt\, intransitive verb:
perorates, perorating; perorated
perorational; adjective
peroration; noun

1. To conclude or sum up a long discourse.
2. To speak or expound at length; to declaim.
3. To make a peroration; to harangue. [Colloq.]

Our mother favored a staccato, stand-up style; if our father could perorate, she could condense.
--Annie Dillard, "The Leg In The Christmas Stocking: What We Learned From Jokes," New York Times, December 7, 1986

Etymology: Latin peroratus, past participle of perorare to declaim at length, wind up an oration, from per- through + orare to speak. Date: 1603



TOPICS: Education; Humor; Word For The Day
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To: hobbes1
so no fairy intimations with regard to mancow, tiger? i can rest easy?
101 posted on 08/06/2002 8:07:55 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
I only said I wouldn't hold banging ED against him.She's bangable.as to playing with the other team, the boys will have to investigate...
102 posted on 08/06/2002 8:10:18 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: hobbes1; dubyaismypresident; CholeraJoe; RikaStrom
well you and CJ set seanny against FR. i hope you won't do the same for mancow....
103 posted on 08/06/2002 8:13:34 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy; CholeraJoe
Should tell you all you need to know. Apparently we touched a nerve.
104 posted on 08/06/2002 8:16:53 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: hobbes1
you are such a snot.
105 posted on 08/06/2002 8:19:46 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: maxwell
LOL, bad Maxwell, bad!
106 posted on 08/06/2002 8:21:16 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: RikaStrom
Homework:

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmn.

The word requires much effort this morning, as befits a long discourse or activity.

If more Americans gave as much attention to their children's futures as they to their perorecreational fantasies with the naked actresses on HBO and Showtime, our politcal system might be much improved.
107 posted on 08/06/2002 8:22:59 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE
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To: Gabz
You have to go testify about the burnt unit??
108 posted on 08/06/2002 8:23:56 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: xsmommy; dubyaismypresident
was teach, dissing my seanny, there, dubs?

Would I do that???? (innocent look)

109 posted on 08/06/2002 8:25:24 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: RikaStrom
you better not. you cannot sit there, miss teach, and tell me that you suspect any of the horse caca that the boys in this class have ponied up is true in any way shape or form!!
110 posted on 08/06/2002 8:26:18 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: RikaStrom
Someone needs to perorate (2) Jeb Bush's class to Florida, the nation, The Dems (oh, that'll do a lot of good), etc.
111 posted on 08/06/2002 8:26:43 AM PDT by Argh
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To: RikaStrom; .30Carbine
Yep, I need to be smacked, RikaRika... HARD...

(Waitaminute, you don't happen to have a big burly knucklecrushing signif. other online, doya... ;)

112 posted on 08/06/2002 8:27:15 AM PDT by maxwell
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To: maxwell
it was funny when tigerseye was chasing after you the other day for making googoo eyes at .30.
113 posted on 08/06/2002 8:28:26 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
No.The boys are right, I am more flaming than a Pizza oven. Hell, my wrists are more limp than overcooked pasta

Didn't you see the picture of me and my microphone...how happy do I look...?

114 posted on 8/6/02 8:28 AM Pacific by SeannyH.
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To: xsmommy

I knew it!

114 posted on 08/06/2002 8:29:12 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: RikaStrom
I was asked to - considering 've been b!!ching about it for the past few months if the city goes through with the hearing Monday night.

I'm sure they will because the owner has gone WAY past the 90 he had to at least repair the exterior after the fire.

It has had a direct adverse impact on my ability to sell my property and the city knows I plan on holding them as responsible as I hold the owner of it.

It's interesting that I haven't gotten a summons from the city for not having acceded their order to remove some dead tree limbs in my yeard.

They let this crapola go on and on - but tell me I have 5 days to comply - I don't think so.

115 posted on 08/06/2002 8:30:20 AM PDT by Gabz
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To: xsmommy
Bwahaha... I think he was a lil miffed at my happy a$$ but he's a good guy...
116 posted on 08/06/2002 8:30:22 AM PDT by maxwell
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To: hobbes1
you are an unbelievable snot.
117 posted on 08/06/2002 8:31:13 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: white rose
I love the Rumsfield quote.

A+

118 posted on 08/06/2002 8:31:20 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: xsmommy
If Seanny thinks that more than 80K+ users are all going to agree and be in lockstep then he's got bigger issues to deal with than whether we drove him away.
119 posted on 08/06/2002 8:34:03 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: xsmommy
I am sorry. I didnt mean to force him into such an admission.
To:Hobbes1; xsmommy

No.It is Alright. I have been needing to come out of the closet for a while now.

My Toby has been pressuring me....

118 posted on 8/6/02 8:28 AM Pacific by SeannyH.
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To: xsmommy

See, no harm done.

120 posted on 08/06/2002 8:36:54 AM PDT by hobbes1
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