Word For The Day, Monday 11/11/02

The Verbivores | 11/11/02 | Mistress Bella

[Bella_Bru]

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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aver\uh-VUR\, transitive verb:
[Inflected forms: averred; averring]:

1. To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.
2. (Law) To assert, claim, or declare as a fact.

Etymology: Aver is from Old French-Medieval French averer, from Medieval Latin adverare, to confirm as authentic, from Latin ad-, ad- + Medieval Latin verare, from Latin verus, true. Other words deriving from verus are very, which sometimes has the sense of "true"; verify, to prove the truth of; and verdict, a decision or judgment, literally a "true-saying" (verus + dictum, saying).

Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

[xsmommy]

don't go getting your hopes up, ceej.....

[Cyber Liberty]

No class today?

[xsmommy]

i have no clue, cyber. haven't heard from miss bella.

[xsmommy]

it occurs to me to ask whether you suffer from any food allergies....

[CholeraJoe]

Nah. No nitrites, shellfish or anything like that. I never have liked grapefruit though.

[xsmommy]

dang. no allergies. i was hoping for shellfish, or peanut or something, so i could have you seizing up, right there on the spot.....

[CholeraJoe]

Well, you'll just have to resort to food poisoning.

[Bella_Bru]

setting it up now

[xsmommy]

but i don't get to witness those ill effects. i was kind of hoping to see you writhing on the floor, in agony....

i just realized that robt, miss rika, et al, would likely testify agin' me if, God forbid, something untoward happened to you, based on this....cyber paper-trail...

[Robert A Cook PE]

Most of the croquettes would love to testify again' ya ....

(But that's just because then they'ed be close enough to be against ya.....)

8<)

[xsmommy]

; )

well i know for a fact miss rika LIVES for the opportunity to testify agin' YOU, robt! she has said so, repeatedly!