Posted on 05/20/2005 2:19:26 AM PDT by Argh
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of four "Words for the Day".
1. vagile (from Latin vagus wandering)
free to move about
2. vagility (as above)
the quality or state of being vagile; broadly: the capacity of an organism to compete successfully in the struggle for existence
3. panhygrous (well, it IS Friday)
moist in all parts
(I found this at the online International House of Logorrhea. I can't find it in my dictionaries at home, but it does appear in a number of places if you google it.)
4. dysphemism
(from Latin and Grek dys meaning abnormal, bad, etc., and from Greek pheme speech)
substitution of a disagreeable, offensive or disparaging word or expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one (as of axle grease for butter, old man for father, or heap for car); also: a word or expression so substituted - contrasted with euphemism
Example sentence:
I'm not sure this last word will have much utility for the class. If I use "scummy, lying, self-aggrandizing molester" for "Bill Clinton", am I using a dysphemism? No, I'm being accurate. And the same would apply to the rest of our usual suspects. A challenge for the students today.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using one or more of the Words for the Day in one or more sentences.
The sentences must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Good Morning, Class. Welcome to School!
Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
Review Thread Four: Word For the Day, Friday 7/25/03: Potation
Review Thread Five: Word For the Day, Monday 8/19/03: Stolid
No pushing at the door please!
It's gone downhill. Motley Crue was the big band here.
Bring it up from amazon.com instead. ;) Then you can listen to a sample.
For kindergarten??? Where did you go to school - Headbanger Elementary? :-)
But I did like Van Halen's "Jump"....
I took you more for a Hot For Teacher kid...
I never had those teachers in school.....
ok, I guess I am done in the corner, now. LOL.
Oh yeah
Sea is out of communication range agaun. ;-)
Good grief!
Looks like it was interesting in here later in the evening-one of my best friends called to tell me some gossip about a mutual acquaintance of ours, and he and I talked long into the night. But between Mary Carey's cluelessness and patton's ego, I seem to have missed quite a bit...
What? I don't even get pinged to the insult?
how is it an insult? she's merely stating a fact! are you done sulking?
Yes, but I have to go. Later. ;)
Yes, reading through I think I made a prudent decision of retiring early :)
Jeez, patton-I was referring to the subject matter of the thread in the later hours-not insulting your ego.
Since hubby is in the garage changing settings on the saw and planer, I'm going to use the quiet time to work on a painting bid...
This was so senseless.....I first heard about it at the ER, I was told there were victims at all the local hospitals..........
Senseless is a good description.
It doesn't matter. It's all about patton. ;)
That is just terrible...
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