;Posted on 07/09/2014 5:07:36 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, July 9, 2014-- philology
;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".
philology [fi-lol-uh-jee]
noun
1. the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
2. (especially in older use) linguistics, especially historical and comparative linguistics.
3. Obsolete . the love of learning and literature.
Origin: Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English philologie < Latin philologia < Greek philología love of learning and literature, equivalent to philólog ( os ) literary, studious, argumentative + -ia -y3 . See philo-, -logy
Related forms
phil•o•log•i•cal [fil-uh-loj-i-kuh l], phil•o•log•ic, adjective
phil•o•log•i•cal•ly, adverb
phi•lol•o•gist, phi•lol•o•ger, noun
non•phil•o•log•ic, adjective
non•phil•o•log•i•cal, adjective
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That is quite a specter.
Very interesting facts, particularly the first one.
there’s nothing like a hunky hoe-down. [and yes, I immediately saw where you could go with that, so have at it ; )]
Last time i drank at 505 i walked out of there with a turkey on my head. True story.
cooked? the turkey, I mean, obv you were! or was it live?
Actually it was stuffed. With foam. It was a hairband. A bunch of old ladies were wearing them; and after we polka’ed with them, they presented us with the festive (for Thanksgiving was near) hairbands.
how sweet of you to dance with the old ladies!
I gotta say, there is unlikely to be a single polka or tarantela played at our daughter’s wedding in Sept. and no $ dance! oh the old ways are falling by the wayside.
"All things considered, I'd rather have been a Philologist."
Why does the SS allow this?
In what country is this considered an official wedding then?
No money dance? Tell me you’ll still have a garter toss.
I second that emotion. And not to brag, but I have a lifetime total of ten caught.
it’s sad but we have no old relatives left who would even know what to do!
at my own wedding we had no $ dance and no polka/tarrantela, but we did a garter toss and she will too.
At my brother in laws wedding, the guy who tried and caught the garter didn’t know he would have to put the garter on the girl who caught the bouquet.
hadn’t been to many wedding then, I am guessing. My niece threw it and some dweeb got it and had to put it on the girl, it was semi-awkward, but was quickly done and over with.
I am realllly getting Pd O. I am not getting outside emails in my work email. I can get from within our ofc but nothing outside. I have online training I am supposed to do and I needed password help which I am sure they emailed me and I have not gotten. I talked to IT this AM and they are looking into it. That was 3+ hours ago and not a word. The Fourth Circuit court of appeals just called me to say their emails to me are bouncing back. I am ready to strangle someone.
He was not from the area, so didn’t know.
Yes, it’s awkward and best done quickly. The origin, of course, is to create the next couple. And there’s no better way to get to know someone than to slide your hands up under her dress!
I don’t think that’s a Pittsburgh tradition, isn’t that a national tradition? it really is so stupid, and that’s exactly what the 20 somethings at the bridal party table thought! at our wedding my maid of honor caught the bouquet, and her fiancé caught the garter, which was fine. Of course, she is the one who left him just a week or two ago, so....
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