Posted on 11/10/2005 5:27:45 AM PST by secret garden
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".
carceral • \KAHR-suh-rul\ • adjective
of, relating to, or suggesting a jail or prison
Example sentence:
When James first glimpsed his new campus, he thought there was something rather carceral about the school's tall wrought-iron fence.
Etymology: Describing a painting of John Howard visiting a prison in 1787, writer Robert Hughes reminds us that Howard was "the pioneer of English carceral reform" (Time Magazine, November 11, 1985). Huges might have said "prison reform," but what about Vladimir Nabokov, when, in his inimitable prose, he describes a prison scene in Invitation to a Beheading: "The door opened, whining, rattling and groaning in keeping with all the rules of carceral counterpoint." Here we find "carceral" not only practical but practically poetical. An adjective borrowed directly from Late Latin, "carceral" appeared shortly after "incarcerate" ("to imprison"), which first showed up in English around the mid-1500s; they're both ultimately from "carcer," Latin for "prison."
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....
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
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Here is my example with WFTD.
Thomas Sowell says if we are afraid to stand up for our ideals, we will suffer the consequences, which may be carceral or even more insidious as they reflect on our choices.
Good Morning. Rise and shine! I got a little carried away with C&P this morning.
hiya
C&P? The phone company?
Dang, you got in quickly, xs.
Howdy! I'm hoping this word gets tied to all things clinton.
Cut'n'paste.
You're up early too Miss Slippy.
Top Ten!
Good Morning SG
Quatro!
Cinco de dubya! Morning to you!
Howdy.
Moring!
Hey Vastie. We're getting beat up by Oklahoma this weekend. How about you?
I'd like to thank you for the Tennessee Titans, one of the few teams my Cleveland Clowns could beat.
Sail on in here.
Are they awful this season or what? I think it will be McNair's last and they had trumped him him to be amazing this year, after his chest surgery and weight loss.
We're beating up on UNLV this weekend to complete a perfect conference record in our inaugural season in the Mountain West Conference. If our guys had not taken SMU lightly after our surprising domination of OU, we would be talking about busting into the BCS picture right now.
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