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Word For The Day, Wednesday, August 22, 2012-- penultimate

Posted on 08/22/2012 3:35:57 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree

Word For The Day, Wednesday, August 22, 2012-- penultimate

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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".

penultimate (pi-nuhl-tuh-mit)

hear it pronounced

adjective 1. next to the last: the penultimate scene of the play. 2. of or pertaining to a penult. (okay, gang, what the hell is a “penult?”)
penult (pee-nuhlt, pi-nuhlt) noun, the next to the last syllable in a word

Etymology: Origin:

1530–40; < Latin paenultima ( syllaba ), contraction of paene ultima almost the last; see pen-, ultima

What penultimate doesn’t mean:

"final," "last," "best," or "best of the best."

It means, very simply, "next to the last."

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....




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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

LOL Was referring to their wagging appendages. But there is that one in the midwest, statewide office, who engaged in sex with a 17yo boy at a rest stop. Might throw the lineup off a bit.


61 posted on 08/22/2012 11:27:58 AM PDT by tioga
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To: xsmommy; Scotswife

Serious fallout for all Republicans this year. Guess Akins is even more selfish than I originally thought.


62 posted on 08/22/2012 11:31:51 AM PDT by tioga
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree
If the Mayans are right, and the world ends on 12/21/2012, then the penultimate presidential race in the United States of America will have featured one of the biggest gaffes to be completely ignored by the drive-by media, committed by the biggest idiot to ever occupy the position of Vice-President of the United States:

Katie Colonic interviewing Senator Biden, playing a dumber version of Senator Blutarsky

63 posted on 08/22/2012 11:37:09 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember

A++
2008 would be the penultimate to 2012’s ultimate.


64 posted on 08/22/2012 11:49:42 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (I didn't write this by myself. Obama helped me. Everyone helped me.)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

This is completely off- topic, but I thought it worth sharing with the class.
In today’s Wall Street Journal, there is an article offering Tips & Tricks you can do with your iPhone & iPad.
One that I really liked: You can take a screenshot of whatever you’re looking at. Just press the Home Button (a physical button below the screen) and the On/Off Button (top right edge) simultaneously. You’ll hear the same sound as when you take a picture with the camera app. I have the original iPad model, no camera, but the screenshot works great! It will appear at the end of your photos, ready to email or read offline.


65 posted on 08/22/2012 11:59:05 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (I didn't write this by myself. Obama helped me. Everyone helped me.)
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To: SoothingDave

Was mine as well.


66 posted on 08/22/2012 1:59:55 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: tioga

Selfish....and dumber than a box of rocks.

Did you see Palin on Fox the other night?

I’ve never seen her so pi$$ed like that before!


67 posted on 08/22/2012 9:52:21 PM PDT by Scotswife
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