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Word For The Day, Monday, August 11, 2003
The Verbivores | 8/11/03 | Teacher

Posted on 08/11/2003 5:07:32 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....


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).]


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To: xsmommy
it's amazing how children will cooperate when they know what is expected of them...
421 posted on 08/11/2003 9:42:26 AM PDT by camle (dis blondes in MY presence willya?!)
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To: xsmommy
A little twitchy today?
422 posted on 08/11/2003 9:42:44 AM PDT by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: camle
We think that KC the 16yo will live to 30. Unless a coyote gets him!!!!!
423 posted on 08/11/2003 9:44:39 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy ("Smoke Gnatzies". Tiny buzzing pests. Swat em. I'm not a hunchback, that's my azz.)
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To: camle
that is precisely what it comes down to. xsbrownie was tutored by her 2d grade teacher this summer and she and i discussed how horrific some of today's parents are. she said that she has many parents asking how she gets them to behave a certain way. of course, it is because with 25 kids in a classroom, you have to EXPECT good behavior from ALL of them, or you will have pandemonium!
424 posted on 08/11/2003 9:44:39 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Flurry
we had a broken basement window that I didn't fret too much about until strange cats (random cats, sez the tyke) began showing up in my living room and for dinner. That wasnt' bad enough, we started getting little black field creatures. finally I set Lo Mein after them. he took care of the problem with a flourish and a burp!
425 posted on 08/11/2003 9:44:40 AM PDT by camle (dis blondes in MY presence willya?!)
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To: hobbes1
having trouble sitting still, why.....?
426 posted on 08/11/2003 9:45:21 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Flurry
the Pussy Cat began to show her age @16, so don't feel bad if yours does. She was fine until then, then suddenly began to show her age. it happenned suddenly, and then she went into a slow deterioration. She still insisted upon going outside and climbing on my lap, which she did last week for a spell...
427 posted on 08/11/2003 9:46:29 AM PDT by camle (dis blondes in MY presence willya?!)
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To: xsmommy
A personal minute here for me; prayers needed here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/962002/posts
428 posted on 08/11/2003 9:47:13 AM PDT by Howlin (If we don't post, will he exist?)
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To: xsmommy
this is true. the tyke and I decided what was expected of her, and what would happen if she didnt' conform. When she didn't conform, I had to stick to the program. Been so long since I've had to really discipline her, that I forgot what she did, or what I did in response!
429 posted on 08/11/2003 9:48:22 AM PDT by camle (dis blondes in MY presence willya?!)
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To: Howlin; RikaStrom; dubyaismypresident; dixie sass
i met LBGA at CPAC last year. she is a VERY NICE woman and she will get loads of prayers from me!
430 posted on 08/11/2003 9:49:04 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: RikaStrom; xsmommy; hobbes1; dubyaismypresident; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; All
The thread was posted a few days ago, but if anyone missed it, they probably get a big kick out of Mark Steyn's surmises re Arnold.
431 posted on 08/11/2003 9:51:03 AM PDT by Argh
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To: honeygrl
I will try to stay up - I'm not promising anything.

I'll let you know if I'm not going to make it. How's that?
432 posted on 08/11/2003 9:51:22 AM PDT by Gabz (anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
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To: xsmommy
trouble sitting? mebbe this'll help:


433 posted on 08/11/2003 9:55:11 AM PDT by camle (dis blondes in MY presence willya?!)
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To: camle
WE are beginning to think that KC is rotting from the inside out.
434 posted on 08/11/2003 9:55:26 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy ("Smoke Gnatzies". Tiny buzzing pests. Swat em. I'm not a hunchback, that's my azz.)
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To: Flurry
kinda like the democratic party, eh? maybe it just smells that way.
435 posted on 08/11/2003 9:56:02 AM PDT by camle (dis blondes in MY presence willya?!)
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To: camle
my cocyx is just fine, thank you very much....
436 posted on 08/11/2003 9:56:45 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
mine is too...
437 posted on 08/11/2003 10:00:35 AM PDT by camle (dis blondes in MY presence willya?!)
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To: camle
well then we are all hunky dorey aren't we? : )
438 posted on 08/11/2003 10:02:37 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: secret garden
Power struggles are not pretty and guess who usually wins them?

Daddy????

All kidding aside, we deal with a power struggle every nighr. Heck, we deal with a power struggle with everything.

439 posted on 08/11/2003 10:04:52 AM PDT by Gabz (anti-smokers - personification of everything wrong in this country.)
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To: Gabz
thank GOD we can all finally come to grips with this.....
440 posted on 08/11/2003 10:05:39 AM PDT by xsmommy
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