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Word For The Day, Monday, July 14, 2003
The Verbivores | 7/14/03 | The Teacher

Posted on 07/14/2003 5:07:51 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. Practice makes perfect.....post on....


sagacity \Sa*gac"i*ty\, noun
sagacious; adjective
sagaciously; adverb
sagaciousness; noun

1. The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom.
2. The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness.
3. Ability to make good judgments.
4. The mental ability to form an opinion by distinguishing and evaluating.

Some [brutes] show that nice sagacity of smell. --Cowper.
Natural sagacity improved by generous education. --V. Knox.

Etymology: [French sagacité, from Old French sagacite, from Latin sag cit s, quickness of perception, from sag x, sag c-, of keen perception.]


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To: RikaStrom
yes, he and pups are ok. i suggested he take them to work today to assure their safety.
21 posted on 07/14/2003 5:17:14 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
Maybe he might be in the mood for some Korean BBQ.....
22 posted on 07/14/2003 5:18:26 AM PDT by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: RikaStrom
Flurry was born in Saga City, Alabama. It is just outside Huntsville. Most residents of Saga City are mayonaise ranchers. Flurry's parents were mayonaise ranchers and he was very unhappy. His sagaciousness prompted him to leave his ancestrial home and the family business to start a lightbulb and fuse repair shop. Flurry now lives in a cardboard box under the overpass.
23 posted on 07/14/2003 5:18:54 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (If I can support FR with two kids in college, you can too. Freedom aint free but you can charge it.)
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To: RikaStrom
Morning, Teacher!
24 posted on 07/14/2003 5:19:04 AM PDT by SCalGal
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To: RikaStrom
so how was yer weekend? didja get that hurricane yet?
25 posted on 07/14/2003 5:20:01 AM PDT by camle (no fool like a damned fool)
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To: RikaStrom
No fire chasin me so I'm better off than CJ. How's you?
26 posted on 07/14/2003 5:20:39 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (If I can support FR with two kids in college, you can too. Freedom aint free but you can charge it.)
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To: xsmommy
LOL
27 posted on 07/14/2003 5:21:24 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: Flurry
LOL, mayonaise ranchers??!
28 posted on 07/14/2003 5:22:02 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: SCalGal
Morning SC, how are you this fine day?
29 posted on 07/14/2003 5:22:23 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: camle; xsmommy
Weekend was fine. Went and saw Pirates of the Carribean.

Claudette's not here yet, I hope she hits ground today somewhere far away from me.

30 posted on 07/14/2003 5:23:51 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: RikaStrom
how was Orlando?
31 posted on 07/14/2003 5:25:10 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: RikaStrom
I am up, and spending another week downtown... ick.

How are you this morning?

32 posted on 07/14/2003 5:27:12 AM PDT by SCalGal
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To: RikaStrom
how was the movie?

you can send CLaudette up here. we don't get that many hurricane days off...:-) What we usually get is a day or two without power, then back to normal. And that every five years or so.
33 posted on 07/14/2003 5:28:17 AM PDT by camle (no fool like a damned fool)
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To: RikaStrom
It doesn't take a tremendous amount of sagacity to realize that the French were complicit in screwing us over on the Niger uranium intel.
34 posted on 07/14/2003 5:28:20 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
He was just yummy. I still want to take him home and play with him for a little while. ;-)
35 posted on 07/14/2003 5:28:33 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: RikaStrom
well you know what will happen now, don't you? ; )
36 posted on 07/14/2003 5:28:58 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SCalGal
Peachy Keen. I just don't want to go to work.
37 posted on 07/14/2003 5:29:09 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: RikaStrom
Mph. Good mornin'... I've no enthusiasm today. I'm going for cinnamon/hazlenut coffee... back in 20. I'll bring a buncha coffee's back with me....
38 posted on 07/14/2003 5:29:55 AM PDT by theDentist (Liberals can sugarcoat sh** all they want. I'm not biting.)
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To: camle
The movie was actually pretty good. Excellent special effects, and the twists and turns were fun.

I liked it alot.

39 posted on 07/14/2003 5:30:11 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: xsmommy
Damn french.

A+

40 posted on 07/14/2003 5:30:37 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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