Posted on 11/05/2008 5:47:14 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".
foray \FOR-ay\ noun
1. a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
2. a brief excursion or attempt especially outside one's accustomed sphere *
* Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
Example sentence:
The book marks the novelists first foray into nonfiction.
Did you know?
"Foray" comes from Middle English forrayen and probably traces back to an Anglo-French word that meant raider or "forager." It's related to the word "forage," which usually means "to wander in search of food or forage." A "foray," in its earliest sense, was a raid for plunder. Relatively recently, "foray" began to take on a broader meaning. In a sense, a "foray" is still a trip into a foreign territory. These days, though, looting and plundering needn't be involved in a "foray." When you take a "foray," you dabble in an area, occupation, or pastime that's new to you.
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)
I did exactly what you told me today. LOL!
Sarah Palin is now set up for 2012. Please, please, please.
I said I wouldn’t say anything about the McMonster until after the election. He needed his buddies in the Senate, so he couldn’t cut bait, hell, he couldn’t cut anything but deals with the liberals.
There’s still the forager who probably has Obamamessia’s real birth certificate. White Grandmother said she was there when he was born in Kenya. Hillary probably bought it.
Looking at the Mayan calendar (one of my favorites), December 21, 2012, is the last day of any culture.
I, of course, don’t believe it, but it is interesting.
Hi Slippy!
slippy where ya been?
There is no Amendment mandate for Statehhod. That rests solely on Congressional Authority.
(and bc GMTA, I thought of that scenario last night)Political power...
While that gets you around the clearly defined ‘Seat of the Government’, there is still the “Ceded to Congress” issue, and the fact that you would be trying to creat a state less than 10 miles square....
I doubt that would ever get past SCOTUS (much less public opinion) as currently constituted, because it would look like a naked grab at Political power...
There is already precedent in giving the Virginia part of DC back to Virginia.
come on down
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