Word For The Day, Wednesday, 10/16/02

The Verbivores | 10/16/02 | 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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stentorian \sten-TOR-ee-un\, adjective:

1. Extremely loud; powerful; as, a stentorian voice.
2. Of or pertaining to a stentor; extremely loud; powerful; as, a stentorian voice; stentorian lungs.
3. Use of the voice.

Around his family, Sergeant Charles Mingus Sr. was easily angered and often violent and closemouthed the rest of the time, except when he gave orders in a stentorian voice that carried the assumption of command.
--Gene Santoro, Myself When I Am Real: The Life and Music of Charles Mingus

Etymology: Stentorian comes from Stentor, a Greek herald in the Trojan War. According to Homer's Iliad, his voice was as loud as that of fifty men combined. Date: 1605

[doubled]

Miss Bru, if you are subbing for the morning you may want to take roll of the croqs. It would seem someone is skipping class.

[Bella_Bru]

sigh.....well, I do not teach until next week. Poor Miss Rika and I always have our hands full with those croqs of ours. I swear they live to boil our blood. Truth is, we like it. ;-)

[hobbes1]

Are you "stirring the soup" as your blood is boiling?

[Bella_Bru]

Gimme a minute! I haven't started with the waterworks yet.

Ahem....(sniffle)And I want to (sniffle) thank all those who (weep, sniffle) supported me and believed (full on tears)....I am so sorry....beleived in me.....(sniffle)

How is that?

[xsmommy]

no, you have to get to the part about us liking you, really liking you....

[xsmommy]

come to think of it, you were always a drama queen. i recall miss annie voting you that in the class yearbook!

[Gabz]

do I detect a bit of brown-nosing with the other teacher, here?

[xsmommy]

hm, ME, brown nosing? harrumph. surely you jest....

[Bella_Bru]

I was president of the Drama Club in high school, if that tells you anything.

[xsmommy]

i was president of the Spanish club....

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', Teach !!

Have a cup while you FReep !

For those who prefer hot chocolate.....

[Gabz]

I was president of the Drama Club in high school, if that tells you anything.

I was VICE-President of the Drama Club in HS!!!!

[xsmommy]

no wonder the classroom is always filled with such drama!

[Gabz]

and hubby and I wonder WHY Jax is such a drama queen at 4!!!

We call her Sara Heartburn.

[Gabz]

here's a good one!!!

Great stocking stuffer for little conservative gals (big ones, too!)

[Robert A Cook PE]

"I was president of the Drama Club in high school, if that tells you anything.

I was VICE-President of the Drama Club in HS!!!!

Hmmmmmn.

Nothing that dramatic from the Cook household .... Jean was reigning stage manager for all her HS plays, but isn't doing anything at the college (yet ... HE looks around nervously for somebody trying to volunteer him ..) and Ronnie does all their spring musicals' choreagraphy ..... I did have to teach the boys how to waltz for Cinderella.

I've never "performed" on stage except for ANS meeting presentations and sales trips.

[xsmommy]

uh oh, it's gone.

[Gabz]

Never mind - it's already been pulled

[Gabz]

It was about paper dolls of the Bush family.

[xsmommy]

we have the ones from H.W. Bush, didn't realize they had ones out for W.