Word For The Day, Thursday, 10/17/02

The Verbivores | 10/17/02 | 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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qua \KWAY; KWAH\, preposition:

1. In the capacity or character of; as.
2. In so far as

This might be thought a decisive objection to a federal judge's writing about this subject even if the judge writes qua academic rather than qua judge.
--Richard A. Posner, An Affair of State

Etymology: Latin, which way, as, from ablative singular feminine of qui who. Date: 1647

[xsmommy]

i agree.

[xsmommy]

in fact, this pretty much says the same thing.

[xsmommy]

Speaking of poor pitiful Mo, seems like the Douglases are expecting again

[xsmommy]

i think she is really pretty, unlike.... Mo....

[NeoCaveman]

i think she is really pretty, unlike.... Mo....

Sapphire alert...... (drooling)

[NeoCaveman]

speaking of teams that suck, xshub has left the unpleasantness of SU football behind, to embrace the optimism of college bball....

Good for him, West Virginia is going to run all over Syracuse Saturday, it's best that he just ignores it.

[xsmommy]

it actually is less painful when they absolutely suck the joint out, like this year, than when they are competitive and just blow the occasional game. Then he thinks there is some chance and he gets worked up. now he is reconciled to them being a buncha losers.

[Bella_Bru]

He is a pig. Trust me, I was with an abusive psycho for a while. Men (or women for that matter) that feel the need to hit someone they allegedly love in order to get their point across, and use the Bible to justify it, are not adults at all.

[xsmommy]

our bagpiper pal decides to offer a symposium on apostrophe usage, yet neglects to inform the students in our class....: (

eala, how could you? ; )

[xsmommy]

“No one ever saw me that way before,” says a soft-spoken 27-year-old accountant from Miami. “Then I wore the Party Shirt to a cocktail party, and the next thing I knew I was dancing with two really hot women.”

Hey dubs, i think you and all the boys might want to ask santa for this...

[Robert A Cook PE]

"Now, how are you supposed to zig-zag with a cart? Someone give me a break....

Uhmmmmm, er, oh Miss Slippy.

You ever tried walking in a STRAIGHT line behind a grocery cart lately?

[NeoCaveman]

A smelly shirt? Even if it worked, wouldn't it stop working once the shirt is washed once....There is a sucker born every minute.

[xsmommy]

guess you have to make hay while the shirt is fresh!

[xsmommy]

i heard on the radio yesterday that Giant Food's PEA POD service, where they home deliver your groceries, has experienced a real upsurge in usage since this sniper biz started. i could never do that, i do my best shopping in the grocery store.

[doubled]

i could never do that, i do my best shopping in the grocery store.

Afraid the grocery delivery boy might steal Consuela away from you? Or is that "best shopping" bit one of them there euphamisms?

[Argh]

YUMM!!

[MeekOneGOP]

.....How long must this go on?

ROFL !!

[xsmommy]

they have delivery boys? hmmmm......

[SeaDragon]

Did you see THIS?

Qua Ithaca is evil, let's not go there.

[Bella_Bru]

Hey! I spent a good share of my life in Sorryexcuse, NY.