Posted on 01/30/2014 4:35:16 AM PST 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".
quondam (KWON-duhm) adjective
Former; onetime.
Example sentence:
"One of the assumptions Madison and others labored under was that Britain would be too preoccupied with beating Napoleon to pay much attention to its quondam colonies.
--Joyce Appleby; The Washington Post; A Stumbling, Fiery End to War of 1812; May 5, 2013.
Etymology:
From Latin quondam (formerly). Earliest documented use: 1535.
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
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Historical Linguistics . the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in theformation of the word slant from aslant . Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Father Emil S Payer was at my parish, St. Barbara, for a while.
coincedence! with a name like that, we know it’s the same guy.
I would think that making your own stuff to go in that device that makes flavored carbonated water would be both healthier and cheaper-not to be a wet blanket, but the percentage of sugars and chemicals in a soda is probably not good for humans to drink on a regular basis.
I would like to carbonate some unsweetened, natural fruit flavored water or some fresh juice, but fifty bucks seems like a lot to pay for a thing to do it with.
You carbonate the water plain, then add in the flavoring. But, yes you could do your own flavoring.
i don’t generally drink soda, i order iced tea when out. i like carbonated waters, pelligrino [unflavored, the flavors have sugar in them] or la croix or seagrams has some out also. some of them are fruit flavored without any sugar or sweetners. they are much more refreshing than something sweetened, either with sugar or splenda et al. but ice water out of my refrigerator door is our drink of choice. SO glad we got that feature.
Back from the oil change, which went surprisingly well. I’m giving you an A+ for posting quondam Who.
Someone else suggested that earlier. A for you. Music is always appreciated.
The internets are forever. A+ for you, F- for the ever racist msnbc.
It was 26 at 6am, and it is cloudy and 34 now-global warming has returned...
When Obama is living in Hawaii
Pursuing golf as a new career
How many quondam cronies
Will hide under rocks in fear?
Will it be just the singers
Eager just to give him away
Fearing to go under the bus
Like back in Nixon’s day?
Or will he also be paranoid
Enough to bring down his fist
On any fool out in the open
Who was on his enemies list?
Thats where the bigboy likes it from, the fridge....sadly a certain someone prefers the 5 gallon water cooler jugs......
Ugh.
So....if Someone were to go back in time...would it be called quondam physics?
I believe it. The adversary is a powerful force.
I guess the degree of paranoia(will destroy ya) will depend on where he gets his weed. The old supplier is pushing up hibiscus. A+ for you!
She is nice enough to help you remember the upper body work.
If they took a quantum leap? A for you and welcome to WFTD!
I must venture out to the general store for a new hammer, some yogurt, and salad stuff, and now I’ve got the urge to find a CD of The Who to play on the way there...
The left believes their caricature of the right is real.
The left does act exactly like we caricature them, however. Had a twitter conversation with one woman who has zero concern for limits on gov’t or presidential executive authority. Because she doesn’t believe there will ever be another GOP president.
if they get immigration reform, she may be right!
Better them than Pete Seeger. ROR!
Thank you!
Blah! Pete Seegar was another communist wannabe who wrote some good music for other people to sing...
And you gave me an earworm-
(and it goes like this, here it goes)
Paranoia, the destroyer
(here it goes again)
Paranoia, the destroyer
Dr, Dr. help me please-I know you’ll understand
There’s a time device inside of me, I’m a self-destructing man
There’s a red under my bed
And there’s a little green man in my head
And he said, you’re not goin crazy, you’re just a bit sad
Cause there’s a man in ya, gnawin ya, tearin ya in two
Silly boy ya self-destroyer
Paranoia, the destroyer
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