Word For The Day, Thursday, 10/3/02

The Verbivores | 10/3/02 | 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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hegemony \he-jem-o-knee\, noun:
hegemonies; plural
hegemonic; adjective
hegemonism; noun
hegemonist; adjective

USAGE NOTE
Hegemony may be stressed on either the first or second syllable, though the pronunciation with stress on the second syllable may be winning out. Seventy-two percent of the Usage Panel prefers it.

1. The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
2. Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates.
3. The domination of one state over its allies

This period in Greek history is called the Spartan hegemony, for although Sparta didn't rule the city -states of Greece as if it were an empire, Sparta did exercise considerable influence over the domestic and foreign decisions of these independent states: it exercised, then, hegemonic control over these states.
--The Spartan Hegemony; 404-371 BC,©1996, Richard Hooker

Etymology: Greek hEgemonia, from hEgemOn leader, from hEgeisthai to lead. Date: 1567

[xsmommy]

CJ, sweets, you are a sight for sore eyes. are you DONE traveling for a few minutes anyway???

[theDentist]

Top of the morning H. No, I haven't seen Santorum, sorry I missed it. maybe I'll catch it on Fox, or on CSpan again this weekend.

[xsmommy]

i listened to rush and seanny on the radio in the car yesterday (mark levin was a call in gues). they indicated that lautenberg would likely lose anyway? all i know was that he sounded not much more than brain dead in the clips they played. Man Alive he is a mess.

[CholeraJoe]

Yes, indeed. I have safely returned from the People's Republic of Western Washington. I had to laugh when I heard the hotel doorman giving directions to a guest. He said, "It's about two blocks over, right next to the Starbucks." In Seattle, there's a Starbucks every half block. LMAO.

Sorry about your thermos.

[hobbes1]

I saw it on FOX last night......Short clip, but he sounded PI$$ED.

[xsmommy]

Sorry about your thermos

you get a hug for being nice about my thermos. isn't starbucks FROM seattle? i am drinking it, but only because it is all there is closeby.

[theDentist]

"what are a few glass shards in the big scheme of things, right?"

Likely so. But have you ever thought that those "shards" are just a naturally-occuring amalgum of he vitamin and mineral enriched water emmanating from your faucet each morning? Hmmmmm? Mother Nature may be doing this for your own good.

ow!.... a sliver...

[Howlin]

See 32. It will make you smile!

[hobbes1]

In Seattle, there's a Starbucks every half block. LMAO.

WOW!.

So that means in effect, that in Seattle you are always a half a block from heaven on earth.

Think about, Plenty of Decent Coffee, Good coffee cake, and scads of moronic leftists to ridicule.

[hobbes1]

Use a stocking.

[xsmommy]

it is going to be 87 today, i didn't wear any.

[xsmommy]

but if i were going to court, i would wear stockings AND panties unlike this brother of the bar... i know the dearly departed OPH is not a member of the NY bar (he could NEVER pass THAT exam) but it does put one in mind of him....

[hobbes1]

You dont keep an extra pair handy (desk,purse,car...etc ?) what do you do when you slip out of the office for a nooner ?

[hobbes1]

but if i were going to court, i would wear stockings AND panties

Obviously.We've seen your act before.

[xsmommy]

the situation has never arisen, so i guess i would just be SOL. ; )

[theDentist]

"Think about, Plenty of Decent Coffee, Good coffee cake, and scads of moronic leftists to ridicule."

Aaah. But is it made with vitamin and mineral enriched water with naturally occurring glass shards like XS has?

[xsmommy]

should i invite you to come and pan for gold in my thermos, theD?? naturally occurring, to be sure!

[xsmommy]

hm, you wish!

[hobbes1]

should i invite you to come and pan for gold in my thermos

If he gets to pan the thermos, I get to pan the court attire.

[NeoCaveman]

i know the dearly departed OPH is not a member of the NY bar (he could NEVER pass THAT exam) but it does put one in mind of him....

Didn't JFK Jr. pass it (on the third try) if so I'm sure OPH could too....