Posted on 01/27/2006 1:47:08 AM PST 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. whinge [pronounced (h)winj, verb, from Old High German winson, to moan]
to whine or whimper
2. Half-baked Friday word: wingding [noun, origin unknown according to Webster’s]
a. slang: a nervous seizure or attack induced by narcotics
b. a pretended fainting fit or illness
c. a fit of rage: tantrum
d. a spree
e. a wild or lively or lavish party
f. slang: a social affair or gathering (Years ago, one might have referred to a series of proms and wingdings one’s frat was giving)
3. winze [pronounced winz, noun, from Old high German wunsken, wish ]
a curse
4. scovy [pronounced SKOE-vee, adjective, probably Scandinavian in origin, from skafa, to scrape ]
blotchy, smeared
Example sentence:
Another time.
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!
HAH!! Beauty, Robt.!
Poor Charles.
He should have prayed for Denis Savard to go away.
It's invidious. Few can tell us Canadians from you Americans. We're sneaky that way. It's how we managed to take over your entertainment industry. All those professional phonies (i.e. actors) you see inflicting their precious stupid political beliefs on everyone? A lot of those professional phonies are Canadian. Explains a lot, doesn't it? :^)
The Montreal Canadiens goalie Jose Theodore is a holey goalie, i.e., he really sucks.
Actually, non-goalies in the NHL do say that goalies tend to be odd, to put it mildly.
Morning.
That's tellin' 'em, Jack!
seriously, goalies have to be whacked to deal with that pressure, imo! xsboy played goal precisely ONE game, when he was still pretty small and it was roller hockey. i HATED it. i wouldn't deal well with the pressure of being a goalie's MOM!@
Well done, mikrofon!
Wonderful, Miss Knitting!
It does. If you ask me very prettily, I'll use mine on you some time.
But I loved it partly because you're always in the game. (The only part I didn't like was when the puck hit me in the neck or the gonads). Also, I had a great glove hand from having played 4 years of Little League baseball years before.
baseball players make great goalies! xsboy's former goalie, from his Mite team, played a lot of baseball in the summers. he was a fantastic goalie.
never argue with the smoking gun!
They have to have super fast reflexes or they get knocked out. I love watching them warm up. They look like they're battling ghosties in T5's house.
it is fun watching pro goalies sure. and even the bantam goalies at xsboy's level, SO LONG AS IT IS NOT MY KID. while i am nowhere near as insane as xshub about it, i do feel some personal responsibility for my kids performance, no matter how misplaced that is.
Wonderful, I love it. Bravo!
vosotros pongais?
Todo el mundo pinga por un pongo.
Good afternoon everyone.
I'm late for class this morning, but I have a slip from Mom.
I take zero credit or blame for my kids' performance in anything. Although I know I am legally responsible... ;)
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