Posted on 06/23/2014 5:06:08 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 6/23/14
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".
JETTISON; verb (used with object) 1. to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency. 2. to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard. 3. Cards. to discard (an unwanted card or cards). noun 4. the act of casting goods from a vessel or aircraft to lighten or stabilize it. 5. jetsam.
Etymology: 13751425; late Middle English jetteson < Anglo-French; Old French getaison ≪ Latin jactātiōn- (stem of jactātiō ) jactation
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.
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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Obama is trying to jettison
The protections afforded by Madison
“Constitution be damned
Pen and phone use, as planned”
Impeachment, conviction, then garrison
congrats! does she still torture you? A+++
EXCELLENT!!! A+++++
Or if youre a sesquipedalian pedant, accuse your interlocutor of petitio principii. And dont beg anyones pardon.
Someone just used it incorrectly on the funny pages the other day. How apt.
I am not 150!
sesquijackassian is more apt for you.
I jettisoned about ten pounds of paper, searching for a pattern this weekend. I finally found it, after going over the same area four times.
Now he can get a job at Spacely Sprockets.
I have his book!
She tries. For the most part, I ignore her.
Hate to tell you this but you will never be disconnected - your children will always connect you and grandchildren will make that even worse.
A+++ I do stuff like that all the time.
really? even after Cantor’s defeat? A+++
I’ve taken many of his writing seminars for work, and have some of his books. He is very entertaining.
they are collapsing the system.
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