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09-11-2003, 01:20 AM
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Loser
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Word of the day September 11
The Word of the Day for September 11 is:
paladin • \PAL-uh-dun\ • (noun) 1. a trusted military leader (as for a medieval prince); 2. a leading champion of a cause A little more information about today’s word: In ancient Rome, the emperor's palace was located on the Palatine Hill, known as "Palatium" in Latin. Since the site was the seat of imperial power, the word "palatium" came to mean "imperial" and later "imperial official." Different forms of the word passed through Latin, Italian, and French, picking up various meanings along the way, until eventually some of those forms made their way into English. "Paladin" is one of the etymological heirs of "palatium"; another descendant is the word "palace." My sentence (using definition #1): "So Bobby [Kennedy] hung back, watching helplessly as Senator Eugene McCarthy, the paladin of the antiwar movement, buried Johnson's re-election chances in the New Hampshire primary." -- Sam Tanenhaus, The New Leader, September 1, 2000 Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? |
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09-12-2003, 01:40 AM
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Loser
Location: who the fuck cares?
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Word of the day September 12
The Word of the Day for September 12 is:
ratiocination • \rat-ee-oh-suh-NAY-shun\ • (noun) 1. the process of exact thinking; reasoning; 2. a reasoned train of thought A little more information about today’s word: Edgar Allan Poe is said to have called the 1841 story The Murders in the Rue Morgue his first "tale of ratiocination." Many today agree with his assessment and consider that Poe classic to be the world's first detective story. Poe didn't actually use "ratiocination" in Rue Morgue, but the term does appear three times in its 1842 sequel, The Mystery of Marie Roget. In Marie Roget, the author proved his reasoning ability ("ratiocination" traces to "ratio," Latin for "reason" or "computation"). The second tale is based on an actual murder, and as the case unfolded after the publication of Poe's work, it became clear that his fictional detective had done an amazing job of reasoning through the crime. My sentence (using definition #1): In the mid-1600s British legal scholar Sir Matthew Hale noted, "There are some truths so plain and evident, and open, that need not any process of ratiocination to evidence or evince them." Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? |
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09-14-2003, 12:11 AM
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Junkie
Location: In the land of ice and snow.
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I'm the new paladin of pornolization.
Boots "Omar Pussy" Riley: Let's see... I've been fucking with an organization called the Young "Saggysack" Comrades, doing community organizing. I had a sex fighting kid. But I kind of had to take a wad pulling break from music: My life had become so much involved in the whole music industry, and I didn't want my music to become solely about the wad pulling music industry. Last edited by filtherton; 09-14-2003 at 12:13 AM.. |
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09-15-2003, 12:58 AM
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Loser
Location: who the fuck cares?
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Word of the day September 15
The Word of the Day for September 15 is:
compadre • \kum-PAH-dray\ • (noun) a close friend; buddy A little more information about today’s word: In Spanish, "compadre" means godfather; it is also a traditional term of reverence and friendship for a man. The equivalent feminine term in Spanish is "comadre." "Compadre" and "comadre" appeared simultaneously in the work that gives us our first known use of "compadre" in English: "'Busy as common, comadre!' said Lopez as he entered, addressing the mother, 'late and early I can find you at work.' 'Yes, compadre,' was the answer." (Albert Pike, "A Mexican Tale," 1834). In English, "compadre" means "friend" and can refer to a person of either sex. "Comadre" continues to appear occasionally in English contexts, but it is not yet well enough established to merit entry in English dictionaries. My sentence: "You can't even choose a long-distance carrier without consulting a compadre; you're afraid to take even the smallest step without a posse of pals to back you up." -- Mary K. Moore, "Cosmo Quiz," Cosmopolitan, March 1999 Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? |
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09-15-2003, 08:40 AM
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Insane
Location: New Orleans/Oakland/San Diego/Chicago
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I sure do hope that I meet some people here on TFP that will become my compadres.
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09-16-2003, 02:00 AM
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Loser
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Word of the day September 16
The Word of the Day for September 16 is:
froufrou • \FROO-froo\ • (noun) 1. a rustling especially of a woman's skirts; 2. showy or frilly ornamentation A little more information about today’s word: Nineteenth-century Europe featured a lot of sophisticated fashions—especially in Paris, a city considered by many to be the fashion capital of the world. Women's dresses were often made of drooping layers of fabric (such as satin or silk) that rustled as the women moved around, and "frou-frou" was the French word coined in imitation of the sound they made. The word made its first appearance in English in 1870 as a noun meaning "rustling." It later came to mean "ostentatious decoration," and its usage expanded beyond the world of fashion to other crafts such as architecture and interior design. My sentence (using definition #2): Styled in the manner of a Victorian mansion, the bed-and-breakfast featured so much froufrou that Darlene and Brian dared not touch a thing. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? |
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09-16-2003, 04:49 AM
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Upright
Location: The Netherlands
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Here (the Netherlands) frou-frou is a kind of cookie, two thin waffels with vanilla between them (Dutch dictionary: 'biscuitje met creme'. tastes nice, but it is a real grandma cookie...
So here's the sentence: Grandma served frou-frou with the tea.
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09-17-2003, 01:28 AM
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Loser
Location: who the fuck cares?
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Word of the day September 17
The Word of the Day for September 17 is:
quietus • \kwye-EE-tus\ • (noun) 1. final settlement (as of a debt); 2. removal from activity; especially death; 3. something that quiets or represses A little more information about today’s word: In the early 1500s, English speakers adopted the Medieval Latin phrase "quietus est" (literally "he is quit") as the name for the writ of discharge exempting a baron or knight from payment of a knight's fee to the king. The expression was later shortened to "quietus" and applied to the termination of any debt. William Shakespeare was the first to use "quietus" as a metaphor for the termination of life: "For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, . . . When he himself might his quietus make / With a bare bodkin?" (Hamlet). The third meaning, which is more influenced by "quiet" than "quit," appeared in the 19th century. It sometimes occurs in the phrase "put the quietus on" (as in, "The bad news put the quietus on their celebration"). My sentence (using definition #2): "This book is also about the death of Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria, a quietus that for reasons not satisfactorily explained has been placed a year later than it actually occurred." -- Ruth Rendell, The New York Times Book Review, April 6, 1986 Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence? |
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09-17-2003, 02:18 PM
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King Knave
Location: Lancaster
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As I roamed the red-light district I found myself in front of the Victorian brothel and was lured inside by the frou-frou and girlish laughter of the women on the third floor balcony.
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