Posted on 09/30/2014 5:55:31 AM PDT by SoothingDave
Word For The Day, Tuesday September 30, 2014
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".
wan [won]
-adj
1. of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color:
2. showing or suggesting ill health, fatigue, unhappiness, etc.:
3. lacking in forcefulness, competence, or effectiveness:
4. Archaic.
a. dark or gloomy.
b. pale in color or hue.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English wann dark, gloomy]
el embotellamiento [ehm-boh-TEH-yah-mee-EHN-toh]
-n
traffic jam
Ella dice que está atascada en un embotell
She says she’s stuck in a traffic jam.
what I find most amazing is he was a student at the Jerry Falwell, Christian, Liberty University, and on the football team. Of course he was thrown out for something untoward with a woman, I think it was assault, but even so!
Usually serial killers are white. Good to see the diversity here. ;-)
I liked (about the wine): It tastes like hangover.
I had not read that! Wow
Really almost all of their comments were thoughtful and funny without trying to be.
A question .... do Oriental(!) sunbathers get a wan tan ;?
They do, but a half hour later they have to do it again.
I thought that one item is served at McDonald’s — Gefilte o’Fish
I do Tuesdays. Yes, it’s a nice word. Perhaps someone will take your suggestion.
Anyone interested in watching a Kumar-less Harold and Amy Pond play “My Fair Lady” in a sitcom tonight?
Hey Truthy, we’re planning a one day trip into NYC next month. What is a must see or do?
It’s such a nice word that we’ve used it at least 3 times in the past couple of years. ;)
No football so I’ll give it a try. Which network?
Secret, I couldn’t begin to answer that question. It depends on the type of things you are interested in (museums vs. Broadway shows, etc.,) how much you are willing to spend. The old standbys are the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the (gasp) United Nations. A zillion museums. 10 trillion restaurants.
Start here:
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/attractions-days-out/new-york-attractions
ABC at 8 ET. “Selfie” is the title. She is an online social butterfly who gets lessons in dealing with the real world from Harold. Might be cute. ABC has been pushing it hard.
I guess it’s too early for ice skating at Rockefeller Center.
Museums, museums, museums. I am planning on the Guggenheim, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, Museum of Natural History, the library, Frick Museum, Alexander Hamilton’s house out in Harlem, Trinity Church where he was buried, St. John the Divine, and some kind of tenement museum/display down at Battery Park?
You said “one day,” right? You planning on taking some meth before you start? ;-)
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