Word For The Day, Friday, 9/20/02

The Verbivores | 9/20/02 | 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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dilettante \DIL-uh-tahnt; dil-uh-TAHNT; dil-uh-TAHN-tee; -TANT; TAN-tee\, noun; :
dilettantes, also dilettanti \-TAHN-tee; -TAN-\; plural
dilettante, dilettantish; adjective
dilettantism; noun

1. An admirer or lover of the fine arts.
2. An amateur; especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge sporadically, superficially, or for amusement only.
3. Of or characteristic of a dilettante; amateurish
4. An admirer or lover of the fine arts; popularly, an amateur; especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge, desultorily, or for amusement only.

At first his colleagues tended to dismiss this witty young dilettante poet as a scientific lightweight, even if he was an agreeable addition to their dinner table.
--"Dr Alex Comfort," Times (London), March 28, 2000

Etymology: Italian, from present participle of dilettare to delight, from Latin dilectare. Date: 1748

[RikaStrom]

Good Morning Everyone, welcome to WFTD. Thank Goodness it's FINALLY Friday!!!!!

Now it's time for Oliphant to do her part by acknowledging her shortfalls and accepting all the help that is being offered.

At the heart of the matter is the people's fundamental right to vote, and this right won't be sacrificed because of Oliphant's intransigence.

She's no pro that Miss Oliphant
Runs those elections like a dilletante
Money woes
Voting foes
Hell no, I won't go, she cries extant!

Alternate ending

Fine, you can help, she relents!

Oliphant Must Accept Help , Oliphant relents, accepts Broward help in running Nov. election

[RikaStrom]

Good Morning Everyone!

[RikaStrom]

Rise and Shine!

[xsmommy]

: ) hi teach!

[RikaStrom]

Don't hit the snooze button!

[RikaStrom]

Somebody bring coffee!

[RikaStrom]

Good Morning Pet. Aren't you happy it's Friday?

[xsmommy]

couldn't be happier. i am so looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow!

[RikaStrom]

I did a mad scramble this morning looking for something I can wear to an evening wedding tonight. UGGGG. LOL

Tomorrow is the Houston Chapter of FRN meeting, thank goodness they do it at 3pm, and not 8am. I'd have to hurt someone.

[xsmommy]

wedding? you still know people who are getting married? we are almost to the FUNERAL stage... j/k!!!

[hobbes1]

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[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

LOL....... or the divorce celebration stage.......

Goodmorning everyone.......... TGIF!!!!

[xsmommy]

Sounds like the group in Buffalo were anything but dilettantes.

i am betting that robt will somehow work PICKLES into this WFTD.

[xsmommy]

you know it is very odd, but for whatever reason, none of my friends are divorced. Given the national statistics, i think it is kind of noteworthy.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I have no divorced friends either........of course I do live in a neighborhood where I am one of the "old women".....lol.....everyone else has babies....... they have a few years before the divorces start..........

[RikaStrom]

LOL, yeah, they're still getting married. Us single gals are a dying breed. LOL

[hobbes1]

you know it is very odd, but for whatever reason, none of my friends are divorced. Given the national statistics, i think it is kind of noteworthy.

Given you admitted level of reticence in the area of providing edible forms of sustanence for xskids, and xshub in particular...it is more than kind of noteworthy

[RikaStrom]

Oh sure, and you all but dare him to do it!

That NY group is going to have a hard time explaining their actions.

A+

[xsmommy]

my friends from home got married much younger, and they have kids graduating college etc. my social set down here, all got married later in life, after professional school etc. So we have kids just going into HS etc. Just speaking personally, i think marrying later gives you an edge in staying married. Not that there aren't exceptions. My parents married in their mid to late 30s which back in those days was unheard of. My dad was 40 when i was born! and i am the firstborn.

[VRWCmember]

I can't get used to these early openings.