Posted on 11/19/2008 6:29:23 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".
deportment \dih-PORT-munt\ noun
the manner in which one conducts oneself; behavior
Example sentence:
The school expects students to dress in proper attire and maintain a respectful level of deportment throughout the day.
Did you know?
"Deportment" evolved from the verb "deport," meaning "to behave especially in accord with a code," which in turn came to us through Middle French from Latin deportare, meaning "to carry away." (You may also know "deport" as a verb meaning "to send out of the country"; that sense is newer and is derived directly from Latin deportare.) "Deportment" can simply refer to one's demeanor, or it can refer to behavior formed by breeding or training and often conforming to conventional rules of propriety: "Are you not gratified that I am so rapidly gaining correct ideas of female propriety and sedate deportment?" wrote 17-year-old Emily Dickinson to her brother Austin.
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)
We only sell Gatorade, water, coffee, or hot chocolate at our concession stands.
we can sell anything except gummi bears and starburst and i have NO idea what THAT prohibition is about. Paula was going to put them out to sell anyway and risk the consequences. we had leftover halloween candy we want to unload. i may have to bail her outta JUG, later today!
that's just FASCIST! ; )
IT was last year, or two years ago. According to whatever definition the powers that be used, the iced tea was acceptable. So you had the usual soft-drink dispenser at the stadium, but they were only allowed to pour the one drink (non-carbonated, I guess).
And this wasn’t just for kids, this was for adult spectators, too!
that is totally ridic.
He originally was my othropedic surgeon for my wrist and he was excellent...he has no interest or sympathy for arthritic knees and he was a royal jerk then. This next doc was my infant daughter’s orthopedic doc for her feet...he put casts on them, I bonded with him and he was awesome. He specializes in peds and knee/hip replacements. My patients have said lots of good things about him. I hope they are right.
well, I am in the pew right next to you. she continues to astound.
did you read jonah goldberg’s piece titled QUIT IT, KATHLEEN? he told her.
I’m ignoring Kathleen Parker in the hopes she goes away.
I may be the class expert on boo-tay, but only in a medical sense. It would be racist, sexist, unprofessional and ungentlemanly of me to opine upon anyone’s boo-tay in any way.
I’m more of a boob expert, anyhow.
And I'm showering in holy water.
must have been a cold room.
Great, a nominally Catholic pro abort for HHS.
While much too humble to refer to myself as an expert, I must say that Sarah Palin's is absolutely perfect, especially in blue jeans.
ever the love-sick pup....
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