Posted on 01/31/2007 6:52:24 AM PST by VRWCmember
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".
interpellate • \in-ter-PELL-ayt\ • verb
to question (as a foreign minister) formally concerning an official action or policy or personal conduct
Example sentence:
At the international tribunal, U.N. officials interpellated the premier about his country's acquisition of illegal weapons.
Did you know?
"Interpellate" is a word you might encounter in the international news section of a newspaper or magazine. It refers to a form of political challenging used in the congress or parliament of many nations throughout the world, in some cases provided for in the country's constitution. Formal interpellation isn't practiced in the U.S. Congress, but in places where it is practiced, it can be the first step in ousting an appointed official or bringing to task an elected one. The word was borrowed from the Latin term "interpellatus," past participle of "interpellare," which means "to interrupt or disturb a person speaking." The "interrupt" sense, once used in English, is now obsolete, and "interpellate" should not be confused with "interpolate," which means "to insert words into a text or conversation."
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.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
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
Review Thread Four: Word For the Day, Friday 7/25/03: Potation
Review Thread Five: Word For the Day, Monday 8/19/03: Stolid
Review Thread Six: Word for the Day, Tuesday 11/09/2004: Peripatetic (Post #125 may be my best anagram post ever)
No, I noted the NSH-COL score, but was busy watching Buffalo batter the Bruins to stop their own recent three-game funk.
The Preds are still at the top of the heap ... maybe we'll see y'all in the Cup?
ACK! Don't jinx us! We play at Phoenix Thursday and back here Saturday for some duck hunting.
I got the big boss's tickets for the Pens game tomorrow against the Habs. Gonna take my daughter for her first visit to the old arena. Probably be my last visit before they end up tearing it down.
Happy Birthday Joe.
That would be fun! I don't know how to program it, though.
Happy Birthday...you share the day with my mother. She's 69 today. :)
If no one else posts, the final words of this thread will be "69 today." ;-)
Oh how fun! You get to see Sid the Kid in person! I have confidence in the Penguins since you have our old assistant manager there and he is making some good changes. They'll be a force to be reckoned with in another year or so.
Did you see his falling-down goal from last weekend? It was a beauty.
Let's interpellate the loonies
Who dreamed up global warming
And want to make it stop
No matter who they are harming
And more is the pity that they
Weren't at the Caterpillar plant
When W was driving a tractor
And each of them an ant
I simply must say again
At the risk of being rude-
Why is warm bad when it means
We can grow so much more food?
I did. These young guys are amazing, aren't they?
Pretty good singing, considering it was aca(inter)pellated.
Happy Birthday, Joe!
Just sneaked into DU to read them interpellate over Biden's gaffe. A real hoot -- up to a point. I just couldn't finish.
Happy B-Day!
Something useful to do in furtherance of my HTML hobby. Freepmail the blog address to me. I've been meaning to work on operators and this is a pretty simple formula. If you know the square footage of the Breck Girl's house that would help.
It is 43 and misting, but it is supposed to clear up and get up to 60 or so-I hope so, because I'm tired of the gloom. Maybe if I leave for work now, I'll be home in time to go walking in the woods if it turns out to be a sunny day-I'll come to class later...
now that's a MAN!
My blog is http://paindealer.blogspot.com
I believe the square footage to be 25,000 square feet for the new castle de Edwards.
Thanks
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