Posted on 02/06/2014 4:34:56 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".
neologize \ nee-OL-uh-jahyz \ , verb
1. to make or use new words or create new meanings for existing words.
2. to devise or accept new religious doctrines.
Example sentences:
Scientists at Northwestern University, inspired by the faux pundit’s ability to neologize, created a set of nouns for “Colbertian,” which they could use to test the effects of bilingualism.
-- Amina Khan, “Bilingualism: Stephen Colbert's 'truthiness' inspires a language,” The Los Angeles Times, 2012
In the meanwhile, necessity obliges us to neologize.
-- Thomas Jefferson, “To John Waldo,” 1813, Jefferson: Political Writings , 1999
Etymology:
Neologize joins the Greek neo meaning "new" with a variant on –logy , a combining form derived from the Greek logos meaning "word, speech, discourse, reason." This verb entered English in the early 1800s.
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
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Very Sly, JA.
How did it go?
She OK?
Never mind, responded before I saw this.
Thankfully.
Helllooo sooooter.
Nothing is unclear.
This argument lends to the...emotional, rather than logical dictates.
You need to embrace a failed policy, vis-a-vis the War on SOME Drugs, to argue against a logical new approach.
Steroids are another. One of the most vital anti aging compounds, can only be given freely to aids patients.
Yes, prevent wasting in the buggery boys, but not the general population.
Mmmmkaaay
I do think you can learn about a person, and learn about what is really going on at work by having a beer with your employees after work. Or your boss.
Does that mean I think a business should mandate that you drink together on Friday afternoons?
No.
So, do I think that a business can decide to allow people to smoke pot at their desks and get their fellow employees stoned against their will?
No. Of course not.
You’ve gotten delicate in your dotage ; )
Jules was more upset since I left him in the car. Couldn’t leave him home alone and he’d have been a handful in there with her. So he bawled a bit and then settled down out there. My dogs LOVE the car. If I say lets gonto the car they whirl like dervishes.
Our Buffy cannot handle a car ride unless she is safely inside her kennel. Weird, huh?
I hope you are not trying to imply that I found competence because I was in the south.
From my experience, it is because I am in America (yea, us!) and this is an established plant.
That said, the girl at the hotel just gave me great service.
I told her I was leaving tomorrow (ahead of schedule) so I could have a receipt slipped under my door in the wee hours.
Instead, she prepared it and delivered it to me in my room personally tonight. She said something about how they don’t have the housekeepers to deliver these cause of the nature of the extended stay hotel (they only clean rooms once per week).
But I think she was just being excellent. I hate unknowns. If I want to leave and drive to the airport in the morning, I don’t want to be in a line and maybe take 15 minutes to get my bill paid.
She could have done nothing and let me deal with fate tomorrow. Likely it would not be a problem.
But she went ahead and set me up now.
Awesome.
They’re all different I guess. I’ve gone out to get something out of the car and those two will just hop in and refuse to come out!
I thought by “JA” he was calling you a “jackass.”
I think she wanted you ; )
Dogs definitely understand words in a way that cats don’t. (Or don’t let us know about.)
River will go out in the morning and relieve himself along the sidewalk by the house. He will turn to go back inside. But if I say “paper” (aka “newspaper”) he knows we are going up to the road.
I say “paper” to get the mail as well. I don’t want to confuse him with too much technical detail.
She left her (indoor) jacket on. If she wanted me she should have flashed some cleavage. ;-)
Wouldn’t be the first time. Isn’t that mean? ; )
If he were truly your dog he would have corrected you on that technical detail.
She was too shy. You know those suthren belles.
I ain’t no Clinton.
I don’t pick up on that stuff cause I’m not in the market.
Besides, if I asked her into the room for a cocktail, I’d be a big old creep.
Speaking of such, I just gave a great money making idea to the local, sad cocktail chicken wing place.
It’s on Old Husband Road. Nearby is Husband road.
I asked if there was a sign nearby. Old husbands, like me, who go out for some wings and maybe a pretty girl to serve me (fat chance here, there were literally 2 people working there) would love having a photo taken with a pretty girl at a street sign that said “Old Husband.”
I told the owner to put up a sign and charge a couple dollars. Donate part to charity.
I think if I come back in a month or two, they will be doing it. It’s stupid that they had to wait for me to point out the obvious.
Poor man’s Hooters.
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