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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
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To: RikaStrom
I guess my time is way off here, Miss Rika.
21 posted on 09/30/2002 5:34:33 AM PDT by Slip18
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To: RikaStrom
I would venture to say that algore evinced a certain precocity for geekdom. Being precocious is not necessarily a GOOD THING. But i think we can all agree with Paul Greenberg that Algore NOT being president of these United States is most definitely a GOOD THING!

Now and then a happy realization dawns: Al Gore is not president of the United States. It doesn't happen often. There's usually no reason to think about it. For the former vice president has been very good about not making the news. But, boy, when he does, the realization brings an immense feeling of relief. And I have this impulse to utter a prayer of thanks

22 posted on 09/30/2002 5:35:26 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: hobbes1
you are equally immature, darling, if not more so than the rest of us...; )
23 posted on 09/30/2002 5:35:59 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Slip18
morning, slippy! xsboy's team won the tournament, and i shopped my brains out. other than being exhausted from all of the driving and early AM games, it was a good weekend. how bout you?
24 posted on 09/30/2002 5:36:47 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy; Jimer; hobbes1
We're anticocious, bicocious, postcocious. We are a lot of things in here, but precocious is not one of them.

And why is Jimer talking about sex already this morning? Isn't that the Tiger's "job"?

25 posted on 09/30/2002 5:37:53 AM PDT by Slip18
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To: Slip18
Time? Well with things the way they are now, class just gets opened before I head off to work. :-)
26 posted on 09/30/2002 5:38:23 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: Slip18; Jimer
i think jimer was looking for precoital, not sure....
27 posted on 09/30/2002 5:38:30 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
LOL, me too. Every time I see Gore I utter a prayer of thanks that he did not manage to steal the election.

A+

28 posted on 09/30/2002 5:39:13 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: RikaStrom; dubyaismypresident; hobbes1
hey dubs, WAKE UP, did the Stillers beat the Browns yesterday or did i mishear that...; )
29 posted on 09/30/2002 5:39:53 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy; dubyaismypresident
there is no place for that kind of crap here....


30 posted on 09/30/2002 5:42:12 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: *Students
Ok gang, y'all are on your own for a bit. I have to make the drive into town.
31 posted on 09/30/2002 5:43:16 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: hobbes1; dubyaismypresident
what do you mean? i didn't look to see whether your team won or lost, but that snippiness leads me to believe we have a SORE LOSERMAN on our hands this AM, and it ain't dubs (at least not yet)....
32 posted on 09/30/2002 5:43:41 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: RikaStrom
see ya at lunchtime, teach!
33 posted on 09/30/2002 5:44:00 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
We had a wonderful weekend! We mowed the lawn with the new lawn mower on Saturday, but found out what was wrong with the old lawn mower was just the clutch (I think). Then the 'bot was with his girl friend and family until about 10:00 o'clock at night, so Cyber and I had a lot of time together.

'Bot's new gf is marvelous. She's been on restriction for about a month, so they've gotten to know each other via phone calls. I like that.

On Sunday, I took the class for my speeding ticket. Cyber sent me the Diamondbacks' scores by pager. I've never used one of those before. I was the most popular kid in class because I had the updated scores!

34 posted on 09/30/2002 5:44:40 AM PDT by Slip18
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To: xsmommy
hm.
35 posted on 09/30/2002 5:45:34 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: RikaStrom; Robert A. Cook, PE
It works for me, Miss Rika. Heck, about ten percent of the class are in on the day before threads anyway. In fact, I was over there today responding to Cook.
36 posted on 09/30/2002 5:46:07 AM PDT by Slip18
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To: xsmommy; dubyaismypresident
Stillers? Oh, that was a good one, xs.
37 posted on 09/30/2002 5:46:52 AM PDT by Slip18
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To: RikaStrom
It appears that the precocious Johnny Jihad was poked and prodded into religious fervor by a gay Pakistani businessman who was his lover. urp.
38 posted on 09/30/2002 5:46:59 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
I guess the fag fig doesn't fall far from the tree....
39 posted on 09/30/2002 5:49:46 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: Slip18
'bot has a GIRLFRIEND??? that is scary business. my 16 year old niece has a boyfriend, and he is a freshman in college, coming home every weekend to see her. That gives me the heebie jeebies and it is just my niece!
40 posted on 09/30/2002 5:50:16 AM PDT by xsmommy
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