Posted on 05/11/2006 5:40:42 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".
an·ar·throus (n-ärth-rs)adjective
Linguistics. Occurring without an article. Used especially of Greek nouns.
Zoology. Lacking joints.
Example sentence:
Novelist Dan Brown staggered through the formulaic splendour of his opening sentence. I've discussed his anarthrous kickoff with a couple of novelists and they say things like, "It doesn't sound like a novel," and I usually reply that that's the point. If The Da Vinci Code were just a novel, it would just be crummy writing.
Etymology:
From Greek anarthros, not articulated : an-, without.
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 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!
......mmm. Lawn girl. Now pool girl I could believe.
Nope, actually mowing/edging/trimming/sweeping
I used to do all that, but I had two sons..then when the daughter was born my allergies got so haywired that I couldn't do it. I just float in the pool and watch now.
Nice change from "anywhere anytime girl". Brava, Whyisa!
Thanks.
how silly, there are no beaver dams in Durham!
I've finally started reading Whittaker Chambers' Witness. It's got a great quote from Kierkegaard:
"Between man's purpose in time and God's purpose in eternity, there is an infinite difference in quality."
The only other Kierkegaard quotation I know is:
"Hear, o hear, Mozart's Don Giovanni!"
(You tell 'em, Søren!!)
And he waited a year to throw ut?
Throw it, I mean.
Thanks very much to all for the birthday greetings. I am now certifiably older than dirt.:)
God bless,
EODGUY
thought you were UNDER the dirt, since you haven't even been by to say hello! happy bday OLD GUY! i mean EOD guy!
My son helped.
That only applies to the Marine.... ;^)
Thanks XS....I don't have a good excuse other than spending as much time with our grandchildren as possible.
I have to log off, unfortunately, due to high winds and lightning bolts......we may even get a little snow as the temperature drops later tonight !
God bless,
EODGUY
Grandchildren are MUCH more important than anything going on here. Good luck!
Hmmm. Xs is always saying the same thing...
oh look at you trying to start something, arghy. there's more than one marine in the sea! they wouldn't even be ABLE to put my body back together it would be in so many pieces, were i to even THINK of the whyisa's man!
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