Posted on 12/24/2002 12:35:35 AM PST by 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....
Important teacher's notes:
There will be no school tomorrow. Class will resume on Thursday.
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And now for today's word....
jocund \JOCK-und; JOE-kund\, adjective:
Full of or expressing high-spirited merriment; light-hearted; pleasant, cheering, delightful
Etymology: Jocund is from Old French jocond, from Latin jucundus, pleasant, agreeable, delightful, from juvo, juvare, to please, to delight.
Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!
I'm a bit curious about what the male element of our little intellectual gathering thinks of this article. One quote in particular left me feeling particularly jocund:
"Men are like hunters with a rifle when they shop," Carman said. "They have in mind what they need, they find it and kill it."
My holiday feelings are, as usual, mixed. The good news is, I did all my shopping online this year, so I was able to avoid those crowded, pestilential malls that always leave me muttering, "Where's my AK-47?" The bad news is, I'm the only member of my family who has any rudimentary cooking skills whatsoever, so, as usual, all the holiday meal-fixing is resting solely on my notoriously erratic shoulders. Sometimes this works OK, sometimes not. It all depends on whether my relatives can keep me away from the cooking sherry before my work's complete.
In other words, pray for the Rose clan tomorrow, kids.
Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!
You're kidding, I hope. Jeez, am I the only one who thinks FR has gone straight down the tubes since Clinton left office?
Nominees for the coveted annual FREEPER AWARD'S "Most Annoying Person of the Year"
60 posts in first 20 minutes - bandwidth alert!!!!!
above is my pick for most annoying!
Jim Jeffords, the Grinch who stole the Senate
John McVain
Arianna Huffington
Where is camle's beer vat??
I need to borrow it for the smokers Lounge.
But you can sure change your corner of it!
Merry Christmas, by the way.....
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