;Posted on 11/12/2014 5:26:37 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, November 12, 2014-- scrutate
;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".
scrutate [SKRU-tayt]
verb, transitive
To investigate.
Origin: From Latin scrutari (to examine). Earliest documented use: 1882.
USAGE:
"Philosophers have too often thought that they can learn more about human nature by scrutating the murky depths of substance and faculties than by interpreting the obvious evidence." John Lachs; The Relevance of Philosophy to Life; Vanderbilt University Press; 1995.
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.
My Pittsburgh relatives pronounce “Iron” (as in “Iron City”) as just one syllable. Sounds like “barn” without the “b.”
yeah, so? that’s not how you say it?
What’s next—Tiger Woods claiming that Obama also sucks at basketball?
He likes it. He attended a Board of Directors meeting last week at the Ritz Carlton, which he found very interesting. They won’t be doing anything between Christmas and NYs because his association, just like xsteen’s, CLOSES FOR THAT WEEK. They are off and will not have to take leave.
let me guess, you say EYE-EARN for iron? ; )
Oh that is horrible! Was the woman charged?
The exact vowel sound can be up for debate, but it’s clearly one syllable.
This is not some weird one syllable word like “Pirates.”
That reminds me of the first time I came across the word “lamentable.” Of course, I wasn’t a super genius MIT economist at the time.
Exactly - as do the atheists
charges are still pending. police said she appeared impaired. honestly, I feel horrible for the young woman, she has to bear this burden of knowing she took a young man’s life, for the entirety of her own.
Yes, just heard he is on tape saying it a second time! I love that
eye-urn
oh i’m aware of what the incorrect pronunciations are ; )
I was watching tv the other day - a gathering of teens/college age kids in Houston and there was definitely a common sound to their speech but it wasn't southern! We are losing our southern accent I think
we say ANT for aunt also, but my niece will tease sometimes and call me ONTee. and we say puhkahns too.
got some little weird cross out symbol only there, truthy.
I looked in the dictionary and was genuinely surprised that the one syllable pronunciation is not given as an option. It’s completely normal.
People from the northeast (like Boston) say “ont” as well. My college roommate from there said that.
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