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Word for the Day, Tuesday, February 11, 2003
02/11/2003 | Verbivores

Posted on 02/11/2003 9:29:29 AM PST by VRWCmember

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 for 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....


supercilious \soo-per-SIH-lee-uss\ (adjective):

Example sentence:
Brooke's snooty remarks and consistently supercilious attitude alienated virtually all of her colleagues.

Did you know?
Arrogant and disdainful types tend to raise an eyebrow at anything they consider beneath them. The original supercilious crowd must have shown that raised-eyebrow look often, because the adjective "supercilious" derives from "supercilium," Latin for "eyebrow." (We plucked our adjective and its meaning from the Latin adjective "superciliosus.") The term has been used in English to describe the censoriously overbearing since the late 1500s, when playwright Ben Jonson used it thus: "There are, no doubt, a supercilious race in the world who will esteeme all office, done you in this kind, an injurie."





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To: dixie sass
LOL, I was pouting to beat the band. I so wanted to be there this year, but alas, the real world interrupted my FReeping! Thhhrrrpppt.

I'll be there next year and we can get another palm tree drunk.

101 posted on 02/11/2003 9:07:51 PM PST by RikaStrom (We'll bring skittles for Duby, Dan and CD)
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To: Dan from Michigan
C'mere Dan... I have skittles for you! ;-)
102 posted on 02/11/2003 9:08:21 PM PST by RikaStrom
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To: RikaStrom
How about "caller ID"?
Sometimes I pretend not to be able to habla Ingles, too.... that's pretty effective - and they rarely call back.
103 posted on 02/11/2003 9:18:46 PM PST by TheGrimReaper
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To: Dan from Michigan
Oops! Of course you do! Come to think of it, I haven't even seen you on Paltalk! Miss the late night chats. Whatcha been up to?
104 posted on 02/11/2003 11:22:41 PM PST by dixie sass (From the Palmetto State, in the LowCountry)
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To: RikaStrom
Definitely!!! Don't give Dan to many skittles now.
105 posted on 02/11/2003 11:24:29 PM PST by dixie sass (From the Palmetto State, in the LowCountry)
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To: RikaStrom
C'mere Dan... I have skittles for you! ;-)

Any beer too? :)

106 posted on 02/11/2003 11:59:08 PM PST by Dan from Michigan ("Yippee Kai Aye......")
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To: dixie sass
I haven't been on there in at least a year. Last few times I was on there, I was disconnected about 3 times each and was about 15 seconds behind on a conversation, and I was simply tired of interupting everyone and being interupted.

I've been booked lately. Became more active in local stuff, and that's taken a lot more of my time.

107 posted on 02/12/2003 12:10:27 AM PST by Dan from Michigan ("Yippee Kai Aye......")
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To: Dan from Michigan
Yeah, I know what you mean about Palcra - er sorry, Paltalk. Sometimes it's good other times - well, what can I say! We have a new one now called e4net. It's very much like Firetalk use to, even down to the "over talk". Sound is great, everything is great - its five bucks a month. Anyway, I'm going to bed. I'll see you here tomorrow, unless I have to head back to the Aunt's.
108 posted on 02/12/2003 12:26:09 AM PST by dixie sass (From the Palmetto State, in the LowCountry)
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To: RikaStrom
I agree -- we don't need phone spam!

But one of our state representatives is working on it, at least for WA (and I sent a note of thanks to the fellow in HI who filed the original); I expect to see a bill filed here in the next few days.

109 posted on 02/12/2003 7:28:36 AM PST by Eala
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