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!
WEll then, glad I didn't invest..... ;^)
LOL. My schools claim to fame is that Bill W. of Alcoholics Anonomous fmae dropped out of there.
i swear there was a thread a few weeks ago about the Ed Fitz. how the heck long do we have to celebrate this? almost as long as Ramadan apparently.
What "old"? That's from last week. < |:)~
Aw, shucks. I dislike Pina Coladas. Too much coconut in those danged things. I guess the dems are coconuts or wanna-be coconuts.
did you scrape up a fellow PREXIE on FR? ; )
Good morning back at you!
Yup, Prexies.
Short for "Presidents".
Not to be confused with "Pixies".
your school is so gay....
(cringe) NO DRILLING! Please. My jaw's still sore from Monday.
Funny, Cyber and I were talking about Harry Chapin and Gordon Lightfoot last night.
Last week in "dallas cowboy win years" perhaps..... ;^)
Now THAT'S a Party School!
Jesse Lazear, the guy whose research cured Yellow fever (and who died from it because he experimented on himself)(and who turns out to be my 7th cousin) only hung out 1 year at W&J.
No caffeine in Propel, but a few vitamins and two grams of sugar. For caffeine you have to drink Red Bull. I drink that every now and again.
I know "celebrate" ISN'T the word for the day, but it still wouldn't hurt to use it correctly....
Then we have a month of the Ed Fitz and the fires in France.
Eh. Prolly. I didn't have a great time there.
My big PostGraduate contributions to it have been the purchases of a 1) tie and 2) coffee mug.
I don't know any of my family geneology. My mom says I'm a bastard.
I only drink Red Bull with alcohol.
Really? I've never tried that. Vodka or Bourbon with it?
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