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Word For The Day, Monday, 4/12/10 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". bowdlerize; verb 1 : to expurgate (as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar 2 : to modify by abridging, simplifying, or distorting in style or content Etymology: 1830–40; after Thomas Bowdler (1754–1825), English editor of an expurgated edition of Shakespeare Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news...

Phil Stinson - 08:56pm Aug 24, 2003 EDT 458Carpe CarpiumI'm a teacher and also a member of a national commitee of school textbook consultants. We removed the fourth verse of the song "America" from the recent music textbooks. The first verse was fine. "My country, 'tis of thee Sweet land of liberty of thee I sing..." The fourth verse says "Our Father's God, to Thee Author of liberty, to Thee we sing. Long may our land be bright, with feedom's Holy light, Protect us by Thy might, Our God, our King." That verse was deemed unsuitable and requiring students to...