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]

s'ok. we'll just sit in the corner and discuss makeup or Toby Keith :)

[xsmommy]

eh, football, baseball, what's the diff?

[Argh]

Baseball it is.

It's the bottom of the ninth, one out, and xsmommy staggers up to the plate. Wait ... she's not on deck, she's showed up in the wrong order...

[xsmommy]

i am NOT a hausfrau, you ARE a contrarian....

[hobbes1]

ROTFL...

[hobbes1]

R2AMNOT

[xsmommy]

; P

[Argh]

Thank you, xs, that's the sexiest offer I've had all week.

[xsmommy]

you know what i wanted to discuss today was...purses...how do you feel about your purse?

[xsmommy]

more specifically, i mean what zone of privacy, if any, arises around your purse....

[TxBec]

too big/not big enough.. always a mess. you?

[Argh]

HEY TEACH, I gotta complaint. I have to keep 2, repeat, 2 self-searches open, one for "chat" and one for "fr" in case anyone pings me with a lewd offer or the location of the Taliban nuke or the news that Hillary choked on a hair she got from some Coke can or whatever.

[hobbes1]

Well, when your lips are pursed correctly, that would be a prime invitation to have the zone of privates invading it ...Would It not?

[hobbes1]

Yup. Show of hands...The new format is lame...

[TxBec]

:: raising both hands ::: (one in each part of the twilight zone)

[xsmommy]

robt!!! STOP impersonating the tiger!! this is getting ridiculuous!! this has robt's fingerprints all over it...

[Argh]

I know you didn't ping me by oversight, but being male I'm a good sport so I'll answer you anyway. I don't have a purse. He who steals my purse doesn't steal trash, he steals nothing. You're very welcome for this vital data.

[xsmommy]

how do you think i got lost? even though i thought i was searching chat, it didn't show up!

[TxBec]

What's sad is.. I feel more at home in the stupid forum with all the stupid posts.. (maybe I should be IQ tested?... nahhh.)