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Word For The Day, Thursday, November 10, 2005 - carceral
dictionaries ad nauseum | November 10, 2005 | secret garden

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 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

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!


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Good Morning Class. Welcome to School!

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.

1 posted on 11/10/2005 5:27:46 AM PST by secret garden
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To: Jack Deth; K4Harty; miskie; Dutchgirl; cardinal4; MoochPooch; dubyaismypresident; Conspiracy Guy; ..

Good Morning. Rise and shine! I got a little carried away with C&P this morning.


2 posted on 11/10/2005 5:28:40 AM PST by secret garden (<= easily amused)
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To: secret garden

hiya


3 posted on 11/10/2005 5:29:42 AM PST by xsmommy
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To: secret garden

C&P? The phone company?


4 posted on 11/10/2005 5:29:45 AM PST by patton ("Hard Drive Cemetary" - forthcoming best seller)
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To: xsmommy; secret garden

Dang, you got in quickly, xs.


5 posted on 11/10/2005 5:32:16 AM PST by Slip18
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To: xsmommy

Howdy! I'm hoping this word gets tied to all things clinton.


6 posted on 11/10/2005 5:32:29 AM PST by secret garden (<= easily amused)
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To: patton

Cut'n'paste.


7 posted on 11/10/2005 5:32:54 AM PST by secret garden (<= easily amused)
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To: Slip18

You're up early too Miss Slippy.


8 posted on 11/10/2005 5:33:21 AM PST by secret garden (<= easily amused)
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To: secret garden

Top Ten!


9 posted on 11/10/2005 5:34:45 AM PST by Enterprise (The modern Democrat Party - a toxic stew of mental illness, cultism, and organized crime.)
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To: secret garden

Good Morning SG


10 posted on 11/10/2005 5:35:36 AM PST by NeoCaveman (Good job Ohio, we defeated George Soros at the ballot box 2 years in a row)
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To: secret garden
Free Republic moderators are the best! Thank you very much!
11 posted on 11/10/2005 5:35:36 AM PST by secret garden (<= easily amused)
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To: Enterprise

Quatro!


12 posted on 11/10/2005 5:35:58 AM PST by secret garden (<= easily amused)
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To: dubyaismypresident

Cinco de dubya! Morning to you!


13 posted on 11/10/2005 5:36:23 AM PST by secret garden (<= easily amused)
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To: secret garden

Howdy.


14 posted on 11/10/2005 5:36:25 AM PST by VRWCmember (hard-core, politically angry, hyperconservative, and loaded with vitriol about everything liberal.)
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To: secret garden

Moring!


15 posted on 11/10/2005 5:36:42 AM PST by thingumbob (Democracy is the best defense against terrorist/communist thugs!)
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To: VRWCmember

Hey Vastie. We're getting beat up by Oklahoma this weekend. How about you?


16 posted on 11/10/2005 5:37:03 AM PST by secret garden (<= easily amused)
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To: secret garden

I'd like to thank you for the Tennessee Titans, one of the few teams my Cleveland Clowns could beat.


17 posted on 11/10/2005 5:37:51 AM PST by NeoCaveman (Good job Ohio, we defeated George Soros at the ballot box 2 years in a row)
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To: thingumbob

Sail on in here.


18 posted on 11/10/2005 5:37:55 AM PST by secret garden (<= easily amused)
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To: dubyaismypresident

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.


19 posted on 11/10/2005 5:39:01 AM PST by secret garden (<= easily amused)
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To: secret garden

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.


20 posted on 11/10/2005 5:41:24 AM PST by VRWCmember (hard-core, politically angry, hyperconservative, and loaded with vitriol about everything liberal.)
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