Posted on 02/09/2006 4:50:19 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".
sapient \SAY-pee-uhnt\ adjective
Wise, sage, discerning
Example sentences:
By actual measurement they are the brainiest of birds, and on subjective evidence they seem more sapient than most other living creatures.
-- David Quammen, "Bird Brains," New York Times, August 1, 1999
He also gives much of the book over to the voice and point of view of Wyatt's bright, quirky Aunt Ellen, who functions as a sapient observer of the world of the novel..
-- Lorrie Moore, "God Does Not Love Aunt Ellen," New York Times, February 14, 1993
Etymology: Sapient comes from Latin sapiens, sapient-, present participle of sapere, "to taste, to have sense, to know."
Happy Birthday to Dain Bramage and Fierce Allegiance!
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!
My whole church is gearing up to do a rick warren study(?)for Lent called "better together."
Dilbert has flat out refused to participate, calling it a publishers marketing scheme.
I had originally signed up for the study but it has two strikes against it. 1) the leader is our new (liberal) choir director. and 2) I am expecting to drop out of everything as soon as my daughter's water breaks...and although she is only just at 27 weeks and Dr. Babu says he's small, he doesn't think she'll go even 8 months--much less to term.
Just got tested and found out I don't really have any common pollen allergies according to the skin tests. But I had a viral upper respiratory infection that led to a bacterial infection with a lot of pain. Don't normally run to the dr. for antibiotics for most respiratory things. I think this is the first sinus infection I've had treated with antibiotics.
Narcotic pain relievers give me spasms in the sphinter of Oddi, which hurt like heck. NSAIDS eat my tummy lining up. Prescription level doses almost always make me sick. I mostly put up with the pain.
Dinner in this house is a choice of lasagna or shrimp stir-fry.............all leftovers :)
Hey, can anyone here tell me the difference between gray and grey?
Grey is the preferred British method of spelling the word.
Gray is the preferred method in the US.
Jack.
My birthday sentence....Ralph is a homo-sapient.
Happy birthday Fierce One!
Glad you finally made it. We missed you. Hope you had a great day.
I stick with the over-the-counter Advil when I need something-it even took the edge off of a stapled head, cracked ribs, etc after that accident. We women do tolerate pain much better than men, fortunately-hubby's surgeon even pointed that fact out to him. I always say that if men had babies, maternity leave would, no doubt be at least 2 years per child and every pregnancy would be considered a permanent and compensible disability...
Well I think I understood that answer, but I must not be gifted enough to understand the twisted part of it.
Thank you for your help fellow FReepers.
He's twisted in other ways but we like him just the same. :-)
(Robt ponders the difference between grey and gray.)
Decides it's a murky subject with no clearly distinct black and white answer.
Merry Birthday!
Happy Christmas!
Harry New Years!
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