Word For The Day, February 4, 2004

The Verbivores | 2/4/04 | Teacher

[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....

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impute \im*pyute\ verb
imputes, imputing, imputed; intransitive verb
imputable; adjective
imputably; adverb
imputability, imputableness; noun

1. To relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault or responsibility to: imputed the rocket failure to a faulty gasket; kindly imputed my clumsiness to inexperience.
2. To assign as a characteristic; credit: the gracefulness so often imputed to cats
3. To charge; to ascribe; to attribute; to set to the account of; to charge to one as the author, responsible originator, or possessor; -- generally in a bad sense.
4. To adjudge as one's own (the sin or righteousness) of another; as, the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us.

Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise.
--Gray.

Etymology: [Middle English imputen, from Old French emputer, from Latin imput re : in-, in; see in-2 + put re, to settle an account; see pau-2 in Indo-European Roots.]

[Argh]

AND...

She's welcome.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

or at the very least...

....banana together

[secret garden]

:-) Nice rimshot.

[JusCurious]

everyone stopped using the word impute

[Argh]

That's what all the girls tell me.

[secret garden]

Once we turn in the homework, we do other assignments. ;)

[Argh]

OH, rimSHOT.

Sorry...

[secret garden]

tmi

[Neets]

:-) Nice rimshot.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Teach says if we use the word too much it will break.

Now if only XS understood that about Hello Kitty, she wouldn't need to buy them in bulk....

[Argh]

HAH! Miss Neets! See #'s 245 and 247.

[Neets]

Hi toots....I knew what you were talking abooot...you silly, you.

[Argh]

With xs buying all the HK's and the Whyisa buying all the batteries, no wonder they're so miserable!

[Argh]

:^)

Actually, for a reference to Silly, you want to see # 159 today.

[Neets]

HA!! I remember those good Ole days.

[Argh]

But I don't do Ash Alerts. :^)

[Texan5]

We're your friends-We just tease you about Mr. Spanky because we know it makes you laugh, too.

[Neets]

And I'd never tell Jim Robinson to "Kiss my Ass".

[Argh]

I certainly hope not! Have you seen this cartoon at # 7?

[secret garden]

You mean after the shriek when he pops up onscreen?