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Word For The Day, Tuesday, 10/15/02
The Verbivores | 10/15/02 | Teacher

Posted on 10/15/2002 4:56:59 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....


ambit \AM-bit\, noun:

1. Circuit or compass.
2. The boundaries or limits of a district or place.
3. An area in which something acts, operates, or has power or control; extent; sphere; scope. .

The Department of Enterprise wanted a regulatory regime completely outside the ambit of the Central Bank.
--Christine Newman, "Departments were having 'turf war', committee told," Irish Times, November 29, 2000

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ambitus, from ambire. Date: 1597



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1 posted on 10/15/2002 4:56:59 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: *Students; anniegetyourgun; ralph; otterpond; DainBramage; 2Fro; Slip18; xsmommy; camle; ...
Good Morning You Miscreants!
2 posted on 10/15/2002 4:57:20 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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Time to rise and shine!
3 posted on 10/15/2002 4:57:42 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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Wakey, Wakey
4 posted on 10/15/2002 4:58:13 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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Someone put the coffee on!
5 posted on 10/15/2002 4:58:38 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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whoyou calling miscreant. that's MISTER creant to you!
6 posted on 10/15/2002 4:59:17 AM PDT by camle
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hi teach.
7 posted on 10/15/2002 5:00:13 AM PDT by xsmommy
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some power hungry folks seem to try to run a gambit around Ambit , but they should have know it would come...
8 posted on 10/15/2002 5:01:38 AM PDT by camle
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that's an ambit of reasonable requirements. yeesh! I needa nouther martironi
9 posted on 10/15/2002 5:02:31 AM PDT by camle
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morning sweetness...
10 posted on 10/15/2002 5:03:01 AM PDT by camle
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1
11 posted on 10/15/2002 5:03:33 AM PDT by TxBec
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To: RikaStrom
!
12 posted on 10/15/2002 5:09:28 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: hobbes1
slacker.
13 posted on 10/15/2002 5:09:51 AM PDT by TxBec
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To: camle
morning sweetness...

What are you dressed up in Sea Dragon today ; )

14 posted on 10/15/2002 5:10:27 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: TxBec
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I had krispy kreme jelly donut on my fingers
15 posted on 10/15/2002 5:11:08 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: camle
I saw the Morning sweetness, and did a double take, before I saw your name.

Thought it was going to be a Full blown Sappho Alert!

16 posted on 10/15/2002 5:11:51 AM PDT by hobbes1
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To: hobbes1
glutton.
17 posted on 10/15/2002 5:11:56 AM PDT by TxBec
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To: hobbes1
nope. I'm perfectly dry. too dern dry ifya ask me.

wheres thet thar martooni?!?!?!
18 posted on 10/15/2002 5:12:01 AM PDT by camle
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To: hobbes1
oh hey! now don't let me get in the way of a goodl ole sapphire alert! fire away m'laddo!

hee hee (found the marteenos at the wet bar)
19 posted on 10/15/2002 5:13:04 AM PDT by camle
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Goodmorning all.
20 posted on 10/15/2002 5:16:30 AM PDT by Sword_of_Gideon
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