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!
T'was anarthrust day, as the king's knight stuck his opponent with his lance.
Are you wishing these guys a birthday bj, mik?
The club on base used to have nickel draft nights. This was late '80's. :)
Thank you.
touchee!
Good morning everyone.
Thanks!
Anarthrous but definitely not girly smokes.
I think I'll have one anyway, thank you.
The red x cakes are low-cal, right?
you can't see the boob cakes? guess if you can't see 'em you can't eat 'em, so yeah, low cal! ; )
Not necessarily, but it might be felicitous for these fellas if such a fate befell them...
yes, kinda lame too.
Sounds like you are the reverse of this guy:
Guy is having a psychiatric exam, and the doctor decides to give him a little test so he asks him to describe what he sees when the doctor shows him some cards. The first card is just a vertical red line, and the guy says "It's a naked woman". The next card has a horizontal red line; the guy says "Naked woman lying down". The third card is a red X; the guy says "Naked woman doing jumping jacks".
The doctor stops and says, "Well it is obvious that you are hopelessly oversexed."
The guy says "I'm oversexed? You're the one showing me the dirty pictures!"
So this guy sees naked women when shown simple lines and x's, and you see red x's when shown sexy pictures.
That would be no contest, but just the same I'll let xs go first.
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