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

[Robert A Cook PE]

Homework:

The Clintons seldom rise above the level of qua-qua ...

[Sword_of_Gideon]

hmmm... a thermos... I guess that would be a little less painful, however not nearly as quick acting.

[TxBec]

I was looking for qua suitable example all over the net and this was all I could come up with.

[Sword_of_Gideon]

I'll take a big cup of the Kona please.

[Sword_of_Gideon]

What a great movie though.

[hobbes1]

Well, it is odd.....11 shot, 9 killed....OMG 9/11!!!!!

Sheesh.

[xsmommy]

do not start that crap!

[TxBec]

yup, it was

[Slip18]

Qua the weather report, we had rain last night! Yippieeee!

Now, all you folks with cacti, please water them. When it rains in the desert, you water those puppies.

[Slip18]

Good morning!

xs, I'm glad you're not in hiding. That means the terrorist(s) win.

I'll betcha there will be no more shootings. The terrorist got too close to being captured. He/she/it will move on to greener pastures.

Of course, I've been wrong many times before.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Tom Daschle, qua Senate Majority leader, was quoted as being on a quiet quest to keep the status quo in that august body. Apparently, this quarrelous quack's quest includes the quaint quirk of questionable queries to a quiescent court to remove querulous Toricelli and allow quavering double-quadragenarian Lautenberg to quarterback the queer-lovers out of their quagmire, keeping their quorum.

[Slip18]

If you're into yoga, you can also take a cup of coffee through an enema. Just make sure it's not steaming hot, though. That might hurt a tad bit.

[xsmommy]

slippy, please.... toilet talk from you too???

[Slip18]

Congratulations on your medals, Tx.

I'm sure the boys tried very hard to get them, too.

[NeoCaveman]

There is a saying that if something quacks qua duck, and walks qua duck, it is probably a dang duck.

Good one.

[TxBec]

:) Actually, their Taekwando master has a tradition that all the students follow. As soon as they collect their medals, they walk up to him, give him their medal, and say, "Here is your medal. Thank you for teaching me what I needed to learn to earn it." He then thanks them and says, "No, you keep it, you earned it," and hangs it on their neck again.

[xsmommy]

dubs... i need to be perfectly sure now.... did you just COMPLIMENT me????

[Slip18]

Qua *Hillary is qua meglomaniac stupidas.

*B!tch may be substituted here.

[TxBec]

.. at which point, they hand the medals to me .. (just kidding)

[NeoCaveman]

It must be caffiene deficient because i did like that comment....