> Off Topic Discussions
Word of the Day
hebrewroots98:
Longhorn, send some of that rain up here to Lubbock! Great story indeed. ;D
rrammfcitktturjsp:
To All,
Finally after about 2 weeks of noninteresting words, not that there are any, I just know a lot of them I suppose. There comes a word that I have never heard of. So I am posting the word of the day today.
"concomitant \kun-KAH-muh-tunt\ adjective
: accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
Example sentence:
Jane is terrified of flying, and she's also not fond of the concomitant annoyances of air travel, like waiting in long security lines.
Did you know?
"Concomitant" was introduced into English at a time when many people were criticizing the use of Latinate forms in favor of more "native" words from Old English. As a descendant of Latin "concomitari" ("to accompany") and ultimately of "comes," the Latin word for companion, "concomitant" may well have been initially derided as an ostentatious inkhorn term. Indeed, two associated words, the verb "concomitate," meaning "to accompany," and another adjective, "concomitaneous," meaning "of a concomitant nature," didn't survive to accompany "concomitant" into the 18th century."
Enjoy.
Sincerely,
Anne C. McGuire
rrammfcitktturjsp:
To All,
Sry for posting this so late. I got to sleep around the clock a few times, and I throughly enjoyed it. I gotta go, so here's the interesting word.
"boondoggle \BOON-dah-gul\ noun
1 : a braided cord worn by Boy Scouts as a neckerchief slide, hatband, or ornament
*2 : a wasteful or impractical project or activity often involving graft
Example sentence:
The editorial claims that the new multimillion-dollar sports complex is a boondoggle and a frivolous waste of tax dollars.
Did you know?
When "boondoggle" popped up in the pages of the New York Times in 1935, lots of people tried to explain where the word came from. One theory traced it to an Ozarkian word for "gadget," while another related it to the Tagalog word that gave us "boondocks." Another hypothesis suggested that "boondoggle" came from the name of leather toys Daniel Boone supposedly made for his dog. But the only theory that is supported by evidence is much simpler. In the 1920s, Robert Link, a scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts of America, apparently coined the word to name the braided leather cords made and worn by scouts. The word came to prominence when such a scout boondoggle was presented to the Prince of Wales at the 1929 World Jamboree, and it's been with us ever since.
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence."
Enjoy
Sincerely,
Anne C. McGuire
rrammfcitktturjsp:
To All,
This is not an unknown word, but it is one of my most favorite words.
"Futile."
Let's play a game where we can come up with all the words that can be made with this word.
Tile
File
let
I
til
That's all I can think of, have a wonderful day.
Enjoy
Sincerely,
Anne C. McGuire
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[*] Previous page
Go to full version