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Word For The Day, Monday, 9/30/02
The Verbivores
| 9/30/02
| Teacher
Posted on 09/30/2002 5:00:30 AM PDT by 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....
precocious \pri-KOH-shus\, adjective:
precociously; adverb
precocity, precociousness; noun
1. Characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); as, "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement."
2. (Botany) Flowering or fruiting early.
3. 1. Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees.
After demonstrating a precocious aptitude for music, he was sent at a young age to the Leo Miller Studio for instruction in piano.
--James T. Fisher, Dr. America: The Lives of Thomas A. Dooley, 1927-1961
Etymology: Latin praecoc-, praecox early ripening, precocious, from prae- + coquere to cook. Date: 1650
TOPICS: Education; Humor; Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: 93002; monday; students; wordfortheday
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:00:30 AM PDT
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RikaStrom
To: *Students; anniegetyourgun; ralph; otterpond; DainBramage; 2Fro; Slip18; xsmommy; camle; ...
It's morning again!
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:01:00 AM PDT
by
RikaStrom
To: maxwell; Countyline; TruthShallSetYouFree; Robert A. Cook, PE; wingnuts'nbolts; SeaDragon; ...
Time to wake up!
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:01:23 AM PDT
by
RikaStrom
To: RikaStrom
oh NO, not again!
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:01:28 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
!
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:01:44 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: John SBM; Cool Guy; rockfish59; katze; RJayneJ; LonePalm; gwmoore; Soul Citizen; lds23; ...
Someone bring me some coffee!
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:02:02 AM PDT
by
RikaStrom
To: RikaStrom
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:02:32 AM PDT
by
TxBec
To: Grace; Hegewisch Dupa; Constitution Day; UberVernunft; bwteim; christine; Calculus_of_Consent; ...
Uggg.... I hate Mondays.
(Yaaawwwwwnnnnnnn)
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:02:37 AM PDT
by
RikaStrom
To: xsmommy; hobbes1; TxBec
LOL, now aren't the three of you early birds today!
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:03:18 AM PDT
by
RikaStrom
To: RikaStrom
First? Top Ten?
2+2=5 for large values of 2 and small values of 5.
Coffee's dripping now.
NJ, it's time to put out the Torch!
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:03:32 AM PDT
by
LonePalm
To: LonePalm
Mornings are just difficult to deal with. Yuck. lol
To: RikaStrom
we ALWAYS are, teach!
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:09:05 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
Yeah, there is truth in that too! LOL
Well, I'll leave y'all to wake up, I've got to go become human.
To: RikaStrom
i have to say i only have one eye open yet, so far today!
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:13:11 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: RikaStrom
Isn't precocious some sort of foreplay?
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:13:19 AM PDT
by
Consort
To: Jimer
LOL, good morning Jimer!
You're rather precocious this morning! ;-)
To: RikaStrom
you know, teach, it occurs to me that precocious is not a word that can be used to describe many WFTDers, since DELAYED maturity is something from which most of us suffer....; )
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:30:15 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: LonePalm
Lone, what's with the 5 bit?? Are we doing creative math?
To: xsmommy
Oh I wasn't thinking that when I picked this word...
Yeah, right!
/snortle
To: xsmommy
Good thing you used US in that sentence....I'd have prbly said youse guys, however... ; )
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posted on
09/30/2002 5:33:10 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
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