Word For The Day, Tuesday, 3/12/02

The Verbivores | 3/12/02 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

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”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of 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....

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animadversion \an-uh-mad-VUR-zhun\, noun:
hebetating; hebetates; hebetated
hebetation; noun
hebetative; adjective

1. Harsh criticism or disapproval.
2. Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame.
3. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception. [Obs.]
4 Monition; warning. [Obs.] --Clarendon.
He dismissed their commissioners with severe and sharp animadversions. --Clarendon.
5. Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment. [Archaic] ``Divine animadversions.'' --Wesley.

Animadversion is from Latin animadversio, animadversion-, from animadversus, past participle of animadverto, animadvertere, to turn the mind toward, from animus, mind, spirit + adverto, advertere, to turn toward, from ad, toward + verto, vertere, to turn. Date: 1599

[TxBec]

what would they do without us?

[RikaStrom]

As a guy, I've sometimes wondered (during those long hours waiting at the mall for the gals to finish their gathering rituals) what is the difference (if any) between a purse, a pocketbook (aka pockabook), and a bag? Bag would seem to indicate bigger, but then there's evening bags.

As I had heard it explained one evening....

Men carry bags, women carry purses, but if a man were to empty his bag, and then a woman put her stuff in the bag, the bag becomes a purse. :-)

Evening purse, just big enough for a derringer and a lipstick case.

A+ on your sentence

[NeoCaveman]

we are definitely enriching the menfolk with this knowledge....

Of course the rest of them, like me are either bored silly or daydreaming as this droning goes on.

[doubled]

Animadversion -- Isn't that when I am watching one of those Japanese animated movies when I should be doing something else?

[xsmommy]

we might just suddenly segue into pudding wrestling or some such thing, though, you never can tell....

[Argh]

what would they do without us?

Reply # 90 may have a clue. Apparently some mothers insist on being indispensible.

[lds23]

Men carry bags

For which we are grateful.

[Argh]

we might just suddenly segue into pudding wrestling

I wouldve thought xsexsexsemommy had enough pudding pulling for one day.

Are those apron strings you're pulling now? Zow!

Robert A. Cook, PE

[NeoCaveman]

Bwahahahaha

[xsmommy]

i have my fingers in my ears and i am humming, argh.....

[hobbes1]

oh good. i was wondering if it was bizarre that i have the urge to kill if i even think xshub might be going near my purse..

That's OK trophy wife. Just tell him it's a ....neck massager.

[hobbes1]

Yes, and boy is it nice.

[Argh]

Men carry bags

For which we are grateful

Men marry bags too

For which we're not so grateful.

[NeoCaveman]

Just tell him it's a ....neck massager.

LMAO!!!

[NeoCaveman]

we might just suddenly segue into pudding wrestling or some such thing, though,

I thought you had that habit......er.... licked.

[Argh]

I think they like us humming more than we like them humming. No, wait, it depends on what the meaning of "humming" is.

[hobbes1]

I thought it depended more upon the.....locality of the humming....

[Argh]

The locality is assumed, or given. What's important is the fact or non-fact of the humming.

[RikaStrom]

Hey there rule follower!! How goes things??? LOL.

LOL, yep a rule follower banished to the other side of the tracks!

[Argh]

the other side of the tracks

also being called by some "the stupid forum"