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!
NO way........... East Texas is Appalachia........ lol
The poodle huh? Naturally curly hair? lol
Thank you. Hair will be below my buttinsky in about two years. Not a split end anywhere.
So you are taking the plunge and getting it cut off! I am searching for my "new" look......lol.........
I now have naturally curly hair, but not then. I got the permanent. I looked like a poodle.
Are those the pictures you hide from everyone? lol........ I remember a bad, horrible, awful shag haircut I got once......... I cried for weeks
Follow the links.
Gotta run, err, walk. Miss everyone so much!!!
Nice. I like it.
Gruss Gott.
I'm going to do it slowly - I will start will bringing it to the ear length bob like my daughter first - then figure out what I want to really do with it.
I need to figure out the cover the gray coloring first!!!!!!
I've got to find the picture of me, I was about 18, and "afro" is the only term that could be used for what my hair looked like then.
Miss you, too, sweetie.........take care of yourself.
I'm done for the night - I need to get some sleep.
I won't be around much tomorrow or the next day - gots stuff to do outside before the rain comes in on Wednesday.
Have a good night everyone.
I know........
Oh - I'd like to see that......find that pic please! lol
LOL. Good night.
Goodnight
Gruss Gott.
Tschuss.
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