Posted on 09/03/2009 4:53:08 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".
doppelganger \ˈdä-pəl-ˌgaŋ-ər, -ˌgeŋ-, ˌdä-pəl-ˈ\ • noun
1 : a ghostly counterpart of a living person
2 a : double b : alter ego c : a person who has the same name as another
Example sentence:
If anyone watches Monk, they know Randy was fixated on the doppelganger phenomena when he saw a picture of Frankie DePalma.
Etymology:
German Doppelgänger, from doppel- double + -gänger goer
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!
You’re living in the bubble.
You’ll be happy to know I just sent an email to my kid’s principal asking if they were participating in this monstrosity on Tuesday.
Obama, Stalin’s doppelganger
Makes me seethe and scream with anger
He’s suave and he’s smug
Each appointment, a thug
Quite like a Blood or Crip gangbanger
Weather’s weird here. Just got off the phone with a friend on chino, who will be picking us up in about an hour, and she says it’s a yucky day over there, but the sun is shining here -— and we’re only talking 15 miles as the crow flies.
But at least the heat has broken!!!
OK -— that’s pretty telling, isn’t it?
his dad was a former Cap. xsboy also received in the mail yesterday the signed Hal Gill tshirt from our friend, Hal's uncle.
I seriously doubt they will be doing that around here, as Tuesday is the first day of school. But I plan to find out tomorrow at open house/orientation.
I love knowing that we are having an influence on you. You CAN be taught ; )
I guess I am going to do the same. Xshub had a rather violent reaction when he saw it last night being discussed on TV and said had he known about it, he would have asked on the spot yesterday during the Open House.
Even my “moderate” online friends were alarmed about this.
The link locked up my computer. I’ll try it again later. I had to switch to the big machine upstairs while it reboots.
See? It’s not just us.
oh what are we, FRINGERS???
No fair telling tales out of school!
I had to go back and read about Team Canada because two of our guys are up there with them, Shea Weber and Dan Hamhuis. Both are favorites in this house. I hope Green’s mom recuperates well.
I think you just outed yourself. ;)
If the shoe fits.
oops. mea culpa.
Can anyone help me with the word “consarnit”?
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