Word For The Day, Thursday, May 4, 2006 - adduce

dictionaries ad nauseum, internet | May 4, 2006 | secret garden

[secret garden]

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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....

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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!

[Robert A Cook PE]

I hate that you are a writer.

Hey! No complainin' 'bout da Hege! ....

He could be a leftist wronger, instead of a righter writer.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

When two leftist wrongers mate, do they make a right?

[Robert A Cook PE]

No fair! You almost copied my homework before I could hand it in!

[Robert A Cook PE]

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[Robert A Cook PE]

Another poker ping!

(Hmmmmmmn. That doesn't sound quite, shall we say, "right" does it?)

[Argh]

BOO!

[Robert A Cook PE]

When two leftist wrongers mate, do they make a right?


Dunno.

But I asked my mate if there was any port to starboard, and he quickly poured me a drink from the right cabinet.

[Gabz]

You're one sick puppy.

[NeoCaveman]

I'll adduce that we are going to almost catch Zarqawi again....

[tioga]

New Balance sneakers? now that is funny, my hubby has some. wait till I tell him.

They are mocking him in some kind of mind games....good luck to our troops.

[doubled]

By the time mine showed up there were adduce of responses along the same vein.

[NicknamedBob]

"... 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."

Oh, Yeah? Well, I wouldn't trust my tender future to Lorena Bobbitt if all she had was a cutting remark!

[Laura Earl]

Wonder what Danny Bon adduce is up to these days?

[NicknamedBob]

For a change of pace, I'd like to hear some unusual music.

Does anyone know how to play adducimer?

[tioga]

Steyn accurately adduces that Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible 3 is a waste of time to go see.

[tioga]

Are you dissing St. Lorena?

[Argh]

BWWAAAHAHAHAHahahahahahaaaa....

Funniest thing I've read all week.

[Argh]

After all, if the bitch doesn't serve the purpose of turning us guys on, what on earth else could she possibly be good for?

Shmuley finally gets the point.

Actually (to actually get serious for half a sec), I suspect the problem Shmuley describes and what your daughter notices can be traced to one source: the easy availability of Internet pornography. Young women feel they must compete with it for the young men's attentions, and most guys won't put up with a lot of guff and bad looks when they can get the "relief" they're after without any "grief".

[secret garden]

I was counting on you. A for the D!

[secret garden]

If you adduce that he is a social liberal, you're exactly right. A for you!