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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: Argh
She still seems adorable to me.
761
posted on
08/13/2003 9:19:40 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(If they make a John Kerry bobble head doll, they will need to make the head smaller.)
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; Flurry
I was smart enough to ping our better halfs, halves, you know, those two
I can see you're almost smart enough to know if it's "halfs" or "halves". Sheesh!
762
posted on
08/13/2003 9:21:57 AM PDT
by
Argh
To: Argh; RikaStrom
I'm gonna get Miss Rika to send you both to the corner.
763
posted on
08/13/2003 9:23:23 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(If they make a John Kerry bobble head doll, they will need to make the head smaller.)
To: Flurry; RikaStrom; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Jeez, don't send me to the corner with Whyisa, I just had my annual bath and washed my hair and everything!
764
posted on
08/13/2003 9:38:49 AM PDT
by
Argh
To: Argh
Did you wash behind your ears and put on clean socks?
765
posted on
08/13/2003 10:05:18 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(If they make a John Kerry bobble head doll, they will need to make the head smaller.)
To: Flurry
Yup! So I don't need to be infected by the proximity of you-know-who!
766
posted on
08/13/2003 10:13:04 AM PDT
by
Argh
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
We'll hit 19 in September, too! Your pictures are beautiful.
To: secret garden
Thanks! And congrats to you on 19 years as well!
To: Argh
Then quit begging me........
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
This is a little scary. Our anniversaries are within days of each other and now I find out so are our birthdays. And we both have a less than admirable view of Canada. Interesting. Wait a minute - that last coincidence could be shared with anyone in this country. ;)
To: secret garden
Really? When is your birthday and where do you live?
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; secret garden
To: dubyaismypresident
LOL.....possibly....... hey Dubya, cute pic on the other thread........ Did you get close enough to see the witch?
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
LOL.....possibly....... hey Dubya, cute pic on the other thread........ Did you get close enough to see the witch? Nope. Besides I wouldn't want to have a permanent soft-on.
To: dubyaismypresident
Good point........ extremely good point....... remember, practice safe sex..don't look at hitlery.........
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
G'night texgirl.
Damn that was fun, freeping the Hidebeast.
To: RikaStrom
Hmmmm, this word reminds of assume...
777
posted on
08/13/2003 11:55:29 PM PDT
by
dixie sass
(GOD bless America)
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