Posted on 04/18/2007 5:55:29 AM PDT 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".
deus ex machina • \DAY-us-eks-MAH-kih-nuh\ • noun
a person or thing (as in fiction or drama) that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a contrived solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty
Example sentence:
Only a deus ex machina could resolve the novel's thorny crisis.
Did you know?
The New Latin term "deus ex machina" is a translation of a Greek phrase and means literally "a god from a machine." "Machine," in this case, refers to the crane that held a god over the stage in ancient Greek and Roman drama. The practice of introducing a god at the end of a play to unravel and resolve the plot dates from at least the 5th century B.C.; Euripides (circa 484-406 B.C.) was one playwright who made frequent use of the device. Since the late 1600s, "deus ex machina" has been applied in English to unlikely saviors and improbable events that bring order out of chaos in sudden and surprising ways.
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)
LOL! Good one!
Is it Hill for the dems, are they backin’ her?
Or is Barack their last deus ex machina?
Mrs. C has the lead
And all the dirt that she’ll need
Waste of time for the lefties attackin’ her
good grief, i totally overslept for class this AM, didn’t i????
and this is a GREAT word/phrase!@!
Yes, I was about to beat the bushes.
i was sure that Vast hadn’t opened a room and was about to castigate him when he pinged me on another thread! luckily i checked back pings to see if he had opened WFTD otherwise he would have harrassed me for that mistake... ; )
Is that what they’re calling it these days?
Could you believe it when the guy has his arm cut off? We yelled out loud when that happened.
is this Harold’s uncle??
Yes. The whole family is corrupt. The uncle has children with at least 3 different women and is only married to one of them but supposedly claims homes with the others, on his tax records.
“Some fine bitches.” Good thing he didn’t say “hos.”
wonder if uncle shares his _itches with his nephew too?
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Would you believe this