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Word For The Day, Monday, August 4, 2003
The Verbivores
| 8/4/03
| Teacher
Posted on 08/04/2003 5:11:52 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....
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).]
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To: Gabz; hobbes1
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.
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posted on
08/04/2003 9:55:35 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: Texan5
Can you imagine being on a cruise and seeing the sign for the gay/lesbian group to meet in the lounge?
To: SeaDragon
Now, that would ruin MY holiday!
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posted on
08/04/2003 10:01:26 AM PDT
by
Texan5
To: xsmommy
I almost decided to drive xsfamily to your house at one point, tiger You should have. You can bunk in with me anytime...
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posted on
08/04/2003 10:03:49 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: SeaDragon
wouldn't being 'on the cruise' make you gay in the first place?
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posted on
08/04/2003 10:04:48 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: hobbes1
i'll let xshub know to stop the next time : )
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posted on
08/04/2003 10:04:49 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: SeaDragon
"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.
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posted on
08/04/2003 10:20:40 AM PDT
by
honeygrl
("If you can't be kind, at least be vague." - Judith Manners)
To: hobbes1
wouldn't being 'on the cruise' make you gay in the first place? Perhaps I should have said on A cruise.
To: honeygrl
what exactly did you mean by "down there"???
To: Hegewisch Dupa
fixated aren't we, HD...hmmmmm? ; )
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posted on
08/04/2003 10:31:28 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: Hegewisch Dupa
LOL I meant absolutely nothing vulgar.
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posted on
08/04/2003 10:33:52 AM PDT
by
honeygrl
("If you can't be kind, at least be vague." - Judith Manners)
To: honeygrl
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.
To: xsmommy
I guess we sure are
To: Hegewisch Dupa
yep : )
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posted on
08/04/2003 10:36:01 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: Hegewisch Dupa
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....
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posted on
08/04/2003 10:37:47 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
beats the hell out of a Blooming Onion as appetizers go
To: Hegewisch Dupa
LOL!!!!!
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posted on
08/04/2003 10:40:38 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
*gaybob=term for homosexuals that my Guyanese friend uses. Usually hang around with gayneil. You know, Neil and Bob.
To: VRWCmember
i don't know neil and bob, should i?
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posted on
08/04/2003 10:56:18 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
It might help if you say their names out loud and then visualize what you just said.
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