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!
Unfortunate title to that thread...
Well, I finished doing laundry and opening boxes for the day-the whites bleached out okay, but I think I'm going to have to order some of that magic stain remover for the colored clothes-they don't look so good. I'm going to go shower and get ready to meet neighbors for dinner-now I can wear the white top I hadn't seen in 2 years as part of my outfit...
Believe me - I really and truly feel for you.
Hah! You're very welcome, Miss Slippie! I hope your hands are getting better. Too bad you missed the opening of class, I goofed and my HTML commands were visible on the title of the thread! The Admin Mod kindly fixed it later.
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!
I did good today - I kept my child out from under daddy's feet (and ladder) while he started doing the lower section of the roof........of course it meant I didn't get a blessed thing done because I left the house at 10:30 and didn't get back until 5:30
I hate roofing. But, for the price they charge - I will do it myself.
Even though this was the smallest and lowest part of the roof hubby said it was the hardest part to do - the main roof will be candy compared - he said he is surprised we haven't had water pooring in the kitchen and family room, it was in that bad shape.
You said you have a roof nailer, right?
Yeah - hubby
And me
Aside from the hilarity and double entendres: who the hell would want to stroke a virtual or real damn chicken in the first place??
Well, I have a perfectly good compressor, a roof nail gun, and a couple extra crates of nails, if you want to use them.
I'll mention your kind offer to hubby.
What's the catch?
Well, one catch. You have to give them back. ;)
CG is hard at work screening in the deck...looks wonderful!!! (I hope it's "miller time" soon!!)
Including the nails????????
LOL!!! Just kidding wiht you.
We appreciate the offer - and if you lived a bit closer we probably would take you up on it - but the roof is small enough that we can probably get it done in less time than it would take us to do the round trip to pick up and return the gun and compressor.
We put off building a porch this year - will have to wait until next year.
yunz are all so enterprising, very impressive. well, except LE, who is just sitting around waiting for CG to be done!
kept woman. not like...anyone else...I know.
have you read the mushy gushy paeans that CG has written to LE, and how happy she makes him? he delights in doing things for her. spouses create happiness for each other in different ways, and each is equally valuable. : )
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