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Word For The Day, Thursday, May 4, 2006 - adduce
dictionaries ad nauseum, internet | May 4, 2006 | secret garden

Posted on 05/04/2006 4:49:25 AM PDT 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".

adduce • \uh-DOOSS\ • verb
: to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis

Example sentence:
"Leon has made some pretty strong accusations here tonight," said Tim, "but he has adduced no convincing evidence in support of them."

Etymology:
We won't lead you astray over the history of "adduce"; it is one of a plethora of familiar words that trace to the Latin root "ducere," which means "to lead." Perhaps we can induce you to deduce a few other "ducere" offspring if we offer a few hints about them. One is another term for kidnapping, one's a title for a British royal, and one's a process of abridging or consolidating something. Give up? They are "abduct," "duke," and "reduce," respectively. There are also many others, including "induce," which means "to persuade" or "to bring about."

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!


TOPICS: Word For The Day
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To: mikrofon

Wow - I just saw that! (Chicago fans kinda been soured on hockey lately) - I can't ever recall such an odd playoff round in hockey or hoops where all the top seeds won in one conference and each top seed lost in the other conference. Strange year....


41 posted on 05/04/2006 6:37:44 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: bwteim

Haha. Frees Peach lol


42 posted on 05/04/2006 6:40:58 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: xsmommy
Let me adduce post #9 and post #12 in support of your theory:

To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Uh...20 years for the mother of a 6 year old for fulfilling the fantasies of every straight 14 year old boy? Usually you have to kill someone to get that much time. Some of these judges should be shot.

9 posted on 05/04/2006 2:28:12 AM CDT by kimosabe31

To: kimosabe31
Obviously this women is pretty dam sick, but 20 years? I'm of the opinion that the punishment should fit the damage done to the victim. A 14 year old probably wasn't harmed that much. (emphasis added)

12 posted on 05/04/2006 2:48:13 AM CDT by RHINO369


43 posted on 05/04/2006 6:46:17 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: secret garden

I needed a king on the river to fill my straight but all I got was adduce.


44 posted on 05/04/2006 7:12:31 AM PDT by doubled (A box of rocks laughs at the intellect shown on DU)
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To: doubled

Funny tagline


45 posted on 05/04/2006 7:16:48 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: VRWCmember

good grief, how sick. there are male freepers who seriously believe that when it comes to sex, it is IMPOSSIBLE for a male to be harmed in any way shape or form.


46 posted on 05/04/2006 7:20:41 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: VRWCmember

their moral code simply HAS TO BE "if it feels good, do it", the mantra of the 60s.


47 posted on 05/04/2006 7:21:18 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

Thank you, I would adduce any of the DU Funnies threads as proof of the statement.


48 posted on 05/04/2006 7:23:22 AM PDT by doubled (A box of rocks laughs at the intellect shown on DU)
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To: xsmommy; VRWCmember

It takes a severely ill person to be attracted to a kid.


49 posted on 05/04/2006 7:30:03 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; VRWCmember
and ole Schmuley is pretty dang clueless if he is blaming MEN for disrespecting women. Women are equally to blame for their lack of respect because very few comport themselves in a way to deserve it. my 17 year old daughter, in her all girls school, said to me the other day that there are very few girls that SHE respects. She is surrounded by females in an all female environment every single day, no one there causing the disrespect but their OWN behavior.
50 posted on 05/04/2006 7:35:19 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

Great - now I have to hate myself for my grade school crsh on Half-Pint....


51 posted on 05/04/2006 7:35:28 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
and for a total change of subject, i wanted to ask if you would mind teaching a WFTD seminar on gadgetry.....: )
52 posted on 05/04/2006 7:37:51 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

Sorry, unless it is kitchen gadgets, not my area of expertise.


53 posted on 05/04/2006 7:41:36 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: Hegewisch Dupa

I hate that you are a writer.


54 posted on 05/04/2006 7:42:02 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; Hegewisch Dupa
OMG whyisa, you blaspheme. you cannot just say HD is a writer. those that write are WRITERS all caps. bold print. please. show proper respect to the exalted among us. : )
55 posted on 05/04/2006 7:44:24 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy; Hegewisch Dupa
Oddly enough, since he really writes, I've never seen him claim to be a WRITER
56 posted on 05/04/2006 7:48:01 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

tellling.


57 posted on 05/04/2006 7:49:53 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: secret garden
Great word, Miss Garden.

P.S. I should have pinged you to this response.

58 posted on 05/04/2006 8:35:41 AM PDT by Argh
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To: secret garden; xsmommy; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; All
I adduce this article as evidence we should all grieve because none of us has $95 million.
59 posted on 05/04/2006 8:49:06 AM PDT by Argh
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To: secret garden; Argh; camle; theDentist; xsmommy; Gabz; Cyber Liberty; hobbes1; tioga

She was a bad mathematician, no magician, and so a very bad poker player.

Yep. She couldn't adduces very well.


60 posted on 05/04/2006 9:05:40 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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