Posted on 07/06/2006 6:01:28 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".
palaver • \puh-LAV-er\ • noun
1 a : a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication b : conference, discussion
2. a : idle talk b : misleading or beguiling speech
Example sentence:
"Ask folks involved why they opted to make [the movie], and you're not going to get a lot of palaver about high art and noble intentions." (Joshua Rich, Entertainment Weekly, May 19, 2006)
Etymology: During the 18th century, Portuguese and English sailors often met during trading trips along the West African coast. This contact prompted the English to borrow the Portuguese "palavra," which usually means "speech" or "word" but was used by Portuguese traders with the specific meaning "discussions with natives." The Portuguese word traces back to the Late Latin "parabola," a noun meaning "speech" or "parable," which in turn comes from the Greek "parabolç," meaning "juxtaposition" or "comparison."
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
that is a tacky necklace she is wearing though... ; )
She was wearing a necklace?
what color were her eyes, vast?
LOL
No trouble from me ms. slippy!
According to the gradebook, +'s are given out for links, pictures or poetry. Some teachers are easy A's and some aren't. Thanks for the roses. Here's a + for sucking up. :-)
A for you Moochie!
Hi Slippy! This is a room full of palavers and chit-chatters.
I attempt to palaver,
Rather than blather,
With persons of leftist persuasion,
But attempting to freep,
these wearisome sheep,
seems always to end in frustration.
I can understand why, Vastie. You Croqs!
Oh, BTW, the cat, Simba, tonight was laying on what I thought was a cricket. I screamed at Cyber. He came over and took care of it. It was a baby Gecko, and the danged cat was laying on him. Cyber put the Gecko outside. The Gecko's tail was intact, and he fled from indoors to outdoors. So I'm sure he was okay. This cat couldn't even kill a baby Gecko. I have a wooose of a cat.
In AZ we can carry guns without a license. When I met Cyber, I had 17 different guns and Cyber had a few. I think that's why he married me.
I do so love shooting skeet and trap. I've never killed anything, but I think I could if someone or something I loved was in danger.
We haven't even gone into the desert to shoot watermelons. Just dang. Now, that's a real loss. LOL!
When I was a youngster in Missouri, my dad would take my brothers and me out shooting. My brothers didn't give a diddly-dang about shooting. They were catching snakes under the rocks. My dad gave me his rifle a year before he died. It's very special to me.
Okay, okay, okay. I'm the easy grader, and sometimes I give out more than one grade to a student who has impressed me in one way or another. But I'll also flunk someone who is being weird.
I know, SG, and I love it! Great WFTD!
The explanation is almost as weird as the act.
Slippy, click on the link in 109. You'll love it.
Pink!
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