Word For The Day, Monday, August 11, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/11/03 | 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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surmise \sur*myze\, verb, transitive/intransitive; noun
surmising, surmised, surmises

1. To infer (something) without sufficiently conclusive evidence
2. To make a guess or conjecture
3. Reflection; thought. [Obs.]
4. An idea or opinion based on insufficiently conclusive evidence; a conjecture.

It wafted nearer yet, and then she knew That what before she but surmised, was true. --Dryden.

Etymology: [Middle English surmisen, to accuse, from Old French surmise, feminine past participle of surmettre : sur-, sur- + mettre, to put (from Latin mittere).]

[xsmommy]

good one, grimmy!

[secret garden]

I won't be able to surmise the news situation until I get the kiddos dropped off this morning for their first day of school. Can I get some yee-ha's out there? :-)

[hobbes1]

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[RikaStrom]

Ain't that the damn truth!

A+

[RikaStrom]

Sorry tD, it really is monday.

[RikaStrom]

LOL! How nice for you SG!

[RikaStrom]

Good Morning Tiger, and where have you been hiding this am?

[Gabz]

Better late than never!!!!!!!!!

[theDentist]

Monday? and here I thought it couldn't get much worse....

(sigh)

[camle]

it's that time of the month, I reckon. back in the office. I wanted to answer all the questions I got last week - it was NOT my lear that crashed in Groton!! And there seem to be problems in the Main Bunker project that are ticking me off...

[NeoCaveman]

One could surmise that Grey-out Davis is toast.

[xsmommy]

i heard he was tearfully begging the bubbaloons to come out and campaign for him. i bet they don't.

[Slip18]

I am surmising that Gabz and xs have had quite a bit of rain. May I borrow a cup?

Miss Rika, I know you have had a lot of rain, also, but at least you're only 95 degrees. Yesterday was another record breaker here. 116. Today and tomorrow will also be record breakers. Dang, it's hot.

[Gabz]

hopefully xskids are taking him out at home and not allowing him to poop on the rug!

The rug is the only place my pup does that - but at least she doesn't pee there...........

[Gabz]

YEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[xsmommy]

not that much rain, slippy, but a goodly amount. wish you weren't so parched and hot there!

[NeoCaveman]

i heard he was tearfully begging the bubbaloons to come out and campaign for him. i bet they don't.

They wouldn't sully their images (being what they are) by campaigning with that corspe.

[xsmommy]

the pup had a few accidents this past weekend for whatever reason. he can now hop up on the couch on his own. the little cutie pie was trying all sorts of things, a running start etc. to get himself up there. of course, when he has a stuffed animal the same size that he is, he cannot make it and will eventually sit there and beg someone to lift him up.

[Gabz]

You can have all of it my FRiend.

We attempted to start painting the outside of the house this weekend. The front door, one window and one awning is green, the rest are all blue - the house looks really weird.

[xsmommy]

Hil's not going to associate herself with a proven loser. DESPITE being married to bill for all of these years.