Word For The Day, Monday, August 4, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/4/03 | 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. Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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elucidate \ih-LOO-si-dayt\, verb
elucidates; elucidating; elucidated: intransitive verb
elucidation; elucidator: noun
elucidative: adjective

1. To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify.
2. To give an explanation that serves to clarify
3. Shed light on.
4. Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

He thought that film's promise and purpose was to elucidate the real, to reveal the patterns already before us, and he believed that unity of space and time were paramount.
--Nancy Reisman, House Fires

Etymology: [Late Latin l cid re, l cid t- : Latin -, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + Latin l cidus, bright (from l c re, to shine. See leuk- in Indo-European Roots).]

[xsmommy]

we hit all kinds of torrential downpours driving back yesterday. i did some hard car miles this past weekend. 9.5 hours driving up, bc of traffic, and construction on route 81. I almost decided to drive xsfamily to your house at one point, tiger, since we had to take an alternate route that took us far east in PA and one sign said 2 hours to NYC and we had at least 6 hours to go where we needed to go! it was a brutal amount of driving for a short weekend.

[SeaDragon]

Can you imagine being on a cruise and seeing the sign for the gay/lesbian group to meet in the lounge?

[Texan5]

Now, that would ruin MY holiday!

[hobbes1]

I almost decided to drive xsfamily to your house at one point, tiger

You should have. You can bunk in with me anytime...

[hobbes1]

wouldn't being 'on the cruise' make you gay in the first place?

[xsmommy]

i'll let xshub know to stop the next time : )

[honeygrl]

"Can you imagine being on a cruise and seeing the sign for the gay/lesbian group to meet in the lounge? "

If it just said "lesbian group" all the men on the ship would be the first ones down there.

[SeaDragon]

wouldn't being 'on the cruise' make you gay in the first place?

Perhaps I should have said on A cruise.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

what exactly did you mean by "down there"???

[xsmommy]

fixated aren't we, HD...hmmmmm? ; )

[honeygrl]

LOL I meant absolutely nothing vulgar.

[SeaDragon]

If it just said "lesbian group" all the men on the ship would be the first ones down there.

Isn't that the truth. Then they would all go to the bar and compare notes.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

I guess we sure are

[xsmommy]

yep : )

[xsmommy]

i don't go to the movies, myself, but the talk on the rock radio station this AM was about the opening scene in American Wedding, where apparently a bj is administered in the restaurant under the table. the DJ was asking if anyone had been able to pull that off, personally. A woman called in and said that her husband had arranged that for HER. just fyi....

[Hegewisch Dupa]

beats the hell out of a Blooming Onion as appetizers go

[xsmommy]

LOL!!!!!

[VRWCmember]

*gaybob=term for homosexuals that my Guyanese friend uses.

Usually hang around with gayneil. You know, Neil and Bob.

[xsmommy]

i don't know neil and bob, should i?

[VRWCmember]

It might help if you say their names out loud and then visualize what you just said.