Posted on 08/29/2002 7:05:50 AM PDT by 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....
ineluctable \in-i-LUCK-tuh-bul\, adjective:
ineluctability; noun
ineluctably; adverb
1. Impossible to avoid or evade, inevitable.
2. Not to be overcome by struggling; irresistible.
Linnaeus' classification scheme became popular not because it captured some ineluctable truth about nature. Rather, by the botanist's own admission, the system divided species based more on intuition than science, much as an art historian might group paintings into schools.
--"Cultivating a New Tree," Los Angeles Times, September 25, 1999
Etymology: Latin ineluctabilis, from in- + eluctari to struggle clear of, from ex- + luctari to struggle, wrestle; akin to Latin luxus dislocated. Date: circa 1623
Do you need a word or do you have one already?
I hope it all gets better (or falls in a big black hole way away from you) soon. (((hugs)))
LOL, sometimes. What they don't understand is that if someone doesn't step up and do it, they will have to re-hash and old classroom. :-)
Luckily the Pet decided to be nice. Of course, you know she's only doing this to get her hands on the gradebook. ;-)
xspup was just visited by the 2 huge german shepherds from down the street for a little playdate so that cheered me up some! Sadie and Tobias come with their mom who runs and they stop and play awhile.
i have to decide what i want the boys in the classroom to do to cheer me up tomorrow.
You get to watch me and OPH make out for 45 seconds.
It is all enough to make even a strong woman wail. Especially the billing part.
MY SUCCESS IS INELUCTABLE! I CANNOT BE SMOTE DOWN!
Yep I actually got something to work in this damn lab today... Tickled pink...
A dietician was once addressing a large audience in Chicago. "The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago."
"Red meat is awful. Soft drinks erode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG. Vegetables can be disastrous, and none of us realizes the long-term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water."
"But there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and we all have, or will, eat it. Can anyone here tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it?"
A 75-year-old man in the front row stood up and said, "Wedding cake."
Play nice!
Don't take it personal, I been dissin all my physics buds too...
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