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!
Levi is not so bright for a high school drop out now is he?
He’s an embarrassment to high school drop outs everywhere.
Easy. He hasn’t seen a good ophthamologist yet.
the idea of that just totally creeps me out
We get Bob & Tom here, who aren’t even funny, so I usually listen to Rick & Bubba when I’m taking kids to school. My son just rolls his eyes the whole time.
You deserve an A+ for that.
A+ for you. His evil twin is just as bad.
Gee, with that vocabulary, I’d have thought he was from NYC. A+ for you.
Also heard that he liked to hear and tell Chappaquiddick(sp?)jokes.
saw that also. doesn’t quite jibe with this supposed remorse.
Didn’t see and donlt care about day Ted. Good stuff tonight on the green jobs czar
always look forward to Glenn. Hannity and Laura were ragging on Van Jones yesterday as well.
Nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Bloody tears is almost pathognomonic for it. A good ENT can work this up and fix it.
Simple tear duct obstruction of the newborn is what I deal with regularly. Anything more complex, I farm out to the doc.
So a gnome did it?
lol
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