Word For The Day, Tuesday, 8/6/02

The Verbivores | 8/6/02 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

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”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of 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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perorate \PUR-uh-rayt\, intransitive verb:
perorates, perorating; perorated
perorational; adjective
peroration; noun

1. To conclude or sum up a long discourse.
2. To speak or expound at length; to declaim.
3. To make a peroration; to harangue. [Colloq.]

Our mother favored a staccato, stand-up style; if our father could perorate, she could condense.
--Annie Dillard, "The Leg In The Christmas Stocking: What We Learned From Jokes," New York Times, December 7, 1986

Etymology: Latin peroratus, past participle of perorare to declaim at length, wind up an oration, from per- through + orare to speak. Date: 1603

[maxwell]

My Toby has been pressuring me....

BWAHAHA!

[Argh]

Attention all croquettes:

Well, well, at long last, someone agrees with me: Slutty behaviour is good for society.

[RikaStrom]

Very true.

[Argh]

Yay! And how aboot them Redskins on Saturday Night Football? I know it's only the first preseason game, but they looked pretty good.

[maxwell]

"Women said they'd like maybe up to five partners in a lifetime. Men in various surveys ranged from 18 up to 1,000... "Women typically have high standards in either case; men are willing to go down to the tenth percentile (for short-term partners), as long as she can mumble," he says."

BWAHAHA! Ain't that the truth...

[xsmommy]

begging for a smack, you are.

[hobbes1]

A true visionary...

[maxwell]

Me too! Me too!

[RikaStrom]

Very interesting.

A+

[RikaStrom]

(Waitaminute, you don't happen to have a big burly knucklecrushing signif. other online, doya... ;)

LOL, were you caught making eys at TE's woman??

[hobbes1]

Sorry, Argh, FOOTBALL does not officially start till the day after tomorrow...(Jets @ Pittsburgh)

[Gabz]

She's right - you are a snot.

[Argh]

Sheesh, xs! Go back to Hannity, he may be gay but at least he doesn't look like a moron.

[xsmommy]

harrumph. mancow does not look like a moron. he is an hysterically funny, conservative and sexy man!

[xsmommy]

ya gotta beg harder than that,.

[Argh]

What it takes to do sideline interviews is enormous breasts.

[RikaStrom]

Give 'em hell Gabz!

[RikaStrom]

Oh good grief!

[hobbes1]

Everyone has to DO their piece...Teach.