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Word For The Day, Friday, September 5, 2003
The Verbivores | 9/5/03 | Teacher

Posted on 09/05/2003 5:03:08 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....


deride \de*ride\, verb:
deriding, derides, derided; transitive verb
derider; derision noun
deridingly; adverb

1. To speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth.
2. To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.
3. Contemptuous or jeering laughter; ridicule.
4. A state of being derided.

It is in the nature of tyranny to deride the will of the people as the voice of the mob, and to denounce the cry for freedom as the roar of anarchy.
--William Safire, "The Counter-Revolution," New York Times, May 22, 1989

Etymology: [Latin d r d re : d -, de- + r d re, to laugh at.]


TOPICS: Education; Humor; Poetry; Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: students; wftd; wordfortheday
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To: xsmommy
Doing super duper here. It was a long, long day yesterday, though.
61 posted on 09/05/2003 5:48:00 AM PDT by Slip18
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To: Slip18
I made her puke and misused the WFTD.
62 posted on 09/05/2003 5:48:15 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Of course I like it here. I just may not like you.)
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To: xsmommy
Good morning xs. How's the pup?
63 posted on 09/05/2003 5:48:28 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (Life is like a jar of jalapenos, what you do today can burn your @$$ tomorrow.)
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To: Laura Earl
I liked what you wore after dinner last night>
64 posted on 09/05/2003 5:48:48 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Of course I like it here. I just may not like you.)
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To: Slip18
BTW it was an F- ! That is special.
65 posted on 09/05/2003 5:50:02 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Of course I like it here. I just may not like you.)
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To: xsmommy
What is wrong with that woman?
66 posted on 09/05/2003 5:51:23 AM PDT by Slip18
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To: RikaStrom
The dems attack Bush with derision
At a war that was won with precision
"No weapons were found"
"Saddam's still around"
So they call it a split decision
67 posted on 09/05/2003 5:53:29 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
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To: Flurry; Laura Earl; xsmommy; dubyaismypresident; Gabz; Slip18; hobbes1
Morning to everyone....... now I have to run - my son is ready for school...... he wants to start with History today..... we're studying the period from 500AD to 1500AD....if he asks me if I was there I might send him back to public school! lol

See y'all when he takes a break......

68 posted on 09/05/2003 5:53:34 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Hey, it's me......remember me?)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
we're studying the period from 500AD to 1500AD....if he asks me if I was there I might send him back to public school! lol

You didn't answer the question :-)

69 posted on 09/05/2003 5:55:32 AM PDT by NeoCaveman (Life is like a jar of jalapenos, what you do today can burn your @$$ tomorrow.)
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To: Flurry
Ok kiddies, I am off to work, stay out of massive trouble!
70 posted on 09/05/2003 5:56:31 AM PDT by RikaStrom
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To: dubyaismypresident
I see you are begging for a spanking.......again.......
71 posted on 09/05/2003 5:57:05 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Hey, it's me......remember me?)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Fascinating period in history-I am very interested in it myself, particularly since new archaeological discoveries in Britain indicate that the "dark ages" were not so dark after all...
72 posted on 09/05/2003 5:59:46 AM PDT by Texan5
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To: Slip18
I'm doin' OK. It's been busy these last few weeks in the office, but I'm not complainin'. Just started reading the Teeth of the Tiger, and re-reading The Stand, and King Rat.
'Course, I'll jettison those the minute the Pats start playing. How've you been?
73 posted on 09/05/2003 6:00:07 AM PDT by theDentist (Liberals can sugarcoat sh** all they want. I'm not biting.)
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To: dubyaismypresident
morning, dubs sweety. the pup is pooping in the house more than he should. he has regressed some.
74 posted on 09/05/2003 6:00:10 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Flurry
;)
75 posted on 09/05/2003 6:00:27 AM PDT by Laura Earl (Je pense que ce vin a deja ete bu.)
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To: Texan5
Well, I'm going to learn some new things myself then!
76 posted on 09/05/2003 6:03:11 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Hey, it's me......remember me?)
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To: Laura Earl
love the new do~!


77 posted on 09/05/2003 6:03:28 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
Do you suppose it is passive/agressive behavior on xspup's part, like a small child would do?
78 posted on 09/05/2003 6:04:11 AM PDT by Texan5
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To: Texan5
could be. he used to poop as soon as we got outside, now he has me cooling my heels there waiting for him. and he is NOT anxious to stay out there, he will run from the front door to the garage door and look at me like OPEN IT WOULDJA! if he doesn't go outside he will go on the oriental rug in the living room within minutes of being inside.
79 posted on 09/05/2003 6:05:43 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: hobbes1
What happened to the Jets?
80 posted on 09/05/2003 6:05:47 AM PDT by CholeraJoe (In other news: Cruz Bustamante will neither confirm nor deny that he's a racist.)
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