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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: hobbes1
because you are being unrepentantly mean.
381 posted on 07/14/2003 11:09:00 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: hobbes1
Bad Tiger, bad.

A+

382 posted on 07/14/2003 11:09:08 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: RikaStrom
; )
383 posted on 07/14/2003 11:09:32 AM PDT by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: xsmommy
"i don't know if you are aware of it or not, but hobbes called me a hooker on this thread last week. you gotta be able to take all kinds of crap! LOL! "

And I think all the guys have been called pervs at some point :)
384 posted on 07/14/2003 11:09:37 AM PDT by honeygrl
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To: honeygrl
but THEY are, and i am NOT : )
385 posted on 07/14/2003 11:10:05 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: NYC GOP Chick
Well, I didn't see any smiley faces or other emoticons,

I have a tendency to forget to use them when I'm among friends.

I'm sorry you're having a stressful day and apologize for apparently having adding to it.

386 posted on 07/14/2003 11:10:08 AM PDT by Gabz (anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
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To: hobbes1; xsmommy
YIKES! Too kind, but I'm not on that level. I'm not even a lawyer.

Xs is a lawyer.

OK, xs, now you've REALLY been insulted!!

387 posted on 07/14/2003 11:10:59 AM PDT by Argh (I could tell a big lie and say I'm more like John Holmes, except that I'm not dead yet...)
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To: xsmommy
That's right. I would never have the effrontery to suggest that you would charge for that kind of behavior.
388 posted on 07/14/2003 11:11:19 AM PDT by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: Argh
xs is a solicitor???????



(sure you are ; )
389 posted on 07/14/2003 11:11:58 AM PDT by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: VRWCmember
As long as she doesn't call you a "nico-nazi" she isn't insulting you.

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the only time that becomes an insult is if it's used against someone who really isn't one, but just comes across that way.

390 posted on 07/14/2003 11:12:16 AM PDT by Gabz (anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
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To: Argh; hobbes1
he routinely insults me, i am accustomed : )
391 posted on 07/14/2003 11:12:19 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Hegewisch Dupa
??

He bribed the umps?

A+

392 posted on 07/14/2003 11:12:43 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: hobbes1
OK. You purposely chose to imply that xs was a hooker by your choice of wording. Then tried to make it sound like a misinterpretation. This only shows that you were being covert and ready to abandon your statement should the heat turn up. Man oh man.
393 posted on 07/14/2003 11:13:11 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: TheGrimReaper
Sweet mercy. (shaking head in disgust)

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394 posted on 07/14/2003 11:13:32 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: hobbes1
So she says...and don't come asking me to adjudicate this one!!
395 posted on 07/14/2003 11:14:04 AM PDT by Argh
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To: Flurry
hardly. I couldn't think of a better synonym to rule out the possiblity of being misunderstood.....so I rolled the dice..
396 posted on 07/14/2003 11:14:24 AM PDT by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: doubled
Oh bats breath.

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397 posted on 07/14/2003 11:14:53 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: hobbes1
I knew what you meant as did xs. Now apologize and hug xs for calling her a hooker ; )
398 posted on 07/14/2003 11:16:02 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: NYC GOP Chick
OMG, you have got to be kidding?! Well, that's a real turn on, dontcha know!! /sarcasm

A+

399 posted on 07/14/2003 11:16:21 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
LOL, very true
400 posted on 07/14/2003 11:17:05 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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