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08-28-2003, 04:45 AM
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Loser
Location: who the fuck cares?
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Word of the day August 28
The Word of the Day for August 28 is:
volition • \voh-LIH-shun\ • (noun) 1. an act of making a choice or decision; also a choice or decision made; 2. the power of choosing or determining; will A little more information about today’s word: "Volition" ultimately derives from the Latin verb "velle," meaning "to will" or "to wish." English speakers borrowed the term from French in the 17th century, using it at first to mean "an act of choosing." Its earliest known English use appeared in Thomas Jackson's 1615 Commentaries upon the Apostle's Creed: "That such acts, again, as they appropriate to the will, and call volitions, are essentially and formally intellections, is most evident." The second sense of "volition," meaning "the power to choose," had developed by the mid-18th century. My sentence (using definition #2): "The best player in franchise history got up and walked out on the fans, and . . . he left of his own volition." -- Kevin Paul Dupont, The Boston Globe, April 20, 2003 Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? |
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08-29-2003, 05:36 AM
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Loser
Location: who the fuck cares?
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Word of the day August 29
The Word of the Day for August 29 is:
pugilism • \PYOO-juh-lih-zum\ • (noun) boxing A little more information about today’s word: The practice of fighting for sport was in place in a number of Mediterranean civilizations by 1500 B.C. (and recent evidence suggests that it may have flourished in parts of eastern Africa before that). By the 7th century B.C., boxing had become a staple of the Olympic Games in Greece. Soon afterward, the Romans picked up the sport and introduced the word "pugil" (a noun related to the Latin "pugnus," meaning "fist") to refer to a boxer. Boxing faded out with the decline of the Roman Empire, but resurged in popularity in the18th century. By the 1790s, "pugilist" and "pugilism" were firmly entrenched in the English lexicon. My sentence: Forever fascinated by the art and science of pugilism, Shane collected biographies of noted boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Jack Dempsey, and Sonny Liston. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? |
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08-29-2003, 02:28 PM
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Junkie
Location: Montreal
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Repeated and excessive growth spurts before, during and after puberty had left Doris with a face and body that reminded one of the less glamorous side of pugilism; that is to say, the swollen, lumpy and severely assymetrical losing side.
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