Posted on 04/21/2017 6:23:37 AM PDT by Red Badger
................Its FRIDAY!................... 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. PUISSANT puis·sant [pyoo-uh-suh nt, pyoo-is-uh nt, pwis-uh nt] adjective - literary : having puissance : powerful Origin: Puissant has some powerful ties to some more commonplace English words. Although "puissant" has a considerably fancier feel than "power" and "potent," all three words share the same Latin ancestor: posse, a verb meaning "to be able." "Power" came to us by way of Anglo-French poer, which is itself thought to have come from "potēre," a Vulgar Latin alteration of "posse." "Potent" came from "potent-, potens," a present participle of "posse." From "poer" came the adjective pussant, meaning "able" or "powerful" in Anglo-French, and English speakers borrowed that to form "puissant" in the 15th century.
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 really puissant poisson Is the one that got away
The really puissant poisson Is the one that got away
Had a doctor’s appointment today. I am celebrating! My A1C was a 6. Even with a week of 200s in the hospital after surgery. She was happy. Got hugs from my counselor and doctor. My husband had to drive me, so he met my team. Even had lunch out after.
Excellent limerick!.............A+++!.............
LOL!Twice!............A+++ Pun in two languageS!...........
That is great news!
Whenever they are called out
Over the dumb things they say
Liberals will just try to pretend
They’re puissant in some way
Both Fauxcahontas and Hillary
Lift their chin and their nose-
Contempt for us commoners
Is so very plain in that pose
It is just smoke and mirrors-
Pretending to still have power
But Hillary lost it all for them
So now even Bernie looks sour...
I think he got banned years ago.
Great news
I donno man. Sounds French.
I remember him...................
Well done. That is proof you are doing wonderful things.
Just saw this, I am happy for you since it’s great news but I have no idea what an A1C is???
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