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]

OMG! I think.... no, never mind. I am just not going there.

A+

[RikaStrom]

I would, but I am scared of your Lady! :-)

[Hemingway's Ghost]

More UnGaying:

[RikaStrom]

ROFLOL, you and me both!

[RikaStrom]

How come she always looks mishapen??

[Hemingway's Ghost]

World class tennis requires of its participants all sorts of poses ill-conceived for the Emily Post world.

[xsmommy]

just a guess, but i am thinking the boys kind of like that S shape....

[RikaStrom]

No... it's the tennis ball in her pocket that keeps mucking up the shot. Makes her look odd.

[maxwell]

Who, Sweet Thang? Naaaaahhh... Positively hell-kittenish, when properly liquored up... ;)

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Do you think Demi knows he's gay? Maybe she feels comfortable around him because she has 3 daughters already......

[RikaStrom]

Ok Gang, I have to get back to work. I will touch base with y'all later.

Stay out of massive trouble.

[doubled]

After trying to read that entire list of dos and don'ts of what films can be shown and what parts, I think the credits and "The End" are all any of them would see of an American film.

[SeaDragon]

I think the credits and "The End" are all any of them would see of an American film.

That was pretty much the conclusion that I arrived at also.

[doubled]

So, where did all the dilettentes go?

[doubled]

Make that dilettanti.

[SeaDragon]

I don't know, sweetness. They just kind of disappeared. They are like that sometimes, so fickle.

[doubled]

Well, you better clean the blackboard, because I have to leave now, too. Watch out though, I think the janitor is still around and emptying the trash. I must say, I am glad this school isn't in California. They have a man with a gun running around out there. If you haven't seen it you can check it out on the news side.

Give my best to all.

[SeaDragon]

I will clean the boards and keep a watchful eye on the janitor.

Take care.

[RikaStrom]

Fickle?? This group.... never.

[xsmommy]

i am so beat, i can hardly see straight. brownie meeting after school. i still have to drop xsbrownie off at a bday party sleepover tonight. anything that puts us down a kid is good!