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Word of the Day
gmik:
Gee, I have a class full of students with omeorkophobia!! For real!
gena
rrammfcitktturjsp:
To All,
Here's a rather old word that I found that was interesting.
"bluestocking \BLOO-stah-king\ noun
: a woman having intellectual or literary interests
Example sentence:
Now that Aunt Sarah has retired from teaching college English, she fulfills the role of bluestocking by holding literary teas for students at her home.
Did you know?
In mid-18th century England, a group of ladies decided to replace evenings of card playing and idle chatter with "conversation parties," inviting illustrious men of letters to discuss literary and intellectual topics with them. One regular guest was scholar-botanist Benjamin Stillingfleet. His hostesses willingly overlooked his cheap blue worsted stockings (a type disdained by the elite) in order to have the benefit of his lively conversation. Those who considered it inappropriate for women to aspire to learning derisively called the group the "Blue Stocking Society." The women who were the original bluestockings rose above the attempted put-down and adopted the epithet as a name for members of their society."
Enjoy,
Sincerely,
Anne C. McGuire
rrammfcitktturjsp:
To All,
I am only going to post the more interesting word of the days. On some of the days they have been common words that are used frequently.
I have been dying to start a poll and so I am going to start a poll in reference to the word of the day. Please see the poll.
Have a great day.
Sincerely,
Anne C. McGuire
rrammfcitktturjsp:
To All,
Finally an interesting word of the day. It is the opposite of increment.
Here goes.
"decrement \DEK-ruh-munt\ noun
*1 : a gradual decrease in quality or quantity
2 : the quantity lost by diminution or waste
Example sentence:
The participants in the sleep deprivation study experienced a decrement in cognitive abilities as the night wore on.
Did you know?
Even if you've never seen "decrement" before, you might be familiar with "increment," a word for the action or process of increasing or for something that is gained or added. "Increment" arrived in English, after a rather circuitous route involving Anglo-French, from the Latin verb "increscere," meaning "to increase." So it should come as no surprise that "decrement" derives from the Latin verb "decrescere," meaning "to decrease." Both words can be traced further back to the verb "crescere," which means "to grow." Like "increment," "decrement" can also have the (much rarer) mathematical sense of "a change in the value of one or more of a set of variables," but "increment" is used for both positive and negative changes, and "decrement" only for negative ones."[/color]
Enjoy.
Sincerely,
Anne C. McGuire
longhorn:
True story ;) Of the few neighbors I have out here in the country, Lula Walker (real Person), is probably my favorite. Not because Lula is a female and just happens to be single like myself, but Lula is one of the few that I can count on day or night if I should need help with something out here on Longhorn ranch. Farming is not a easy life, and certainly not for a woman. The thing I admire most about Lula is for the 15 years I have known her, she refuses to be influenced or controlled by modern technology, (taking the easy way out so to speak).
Me, Im taking the easiest way out and around any and all situations. Here are a couple of examples.
Laundry- Me Maytag washer and dryer. Lula- scrub-board and lye soap.
Preparing the garden soil for planting season- me, John deer tractor with stainless steel tilling blades- Lula- Rusty old hand-made tills pulled behind two mules, Nail, and Butcher(real animals).
The examples are endless, but you get the picture, Lula is content with the simple life. Go over to Lula's farm anytime of day, and chances are pretty dang good you will find her hard at work somwehere around the farm in her old Smitty's overalls, and a pair of old worn out leather work boots. Come to think of it, in the 15 years Iv'e known Lula, I don't rightly recall seeing her in anything else but her old work clothes.
But all that changed last weekend. Saturday, when I rode the 4-wheeler over to see how Lula was managing in all the bad winter weather, a bowl of homeade stew and hot apple cider with a spritz of "Jack", and conversation quickly turned to the big Saturday night "Titus County Jamboree" honoring old man Lucas Fartenberry(real person). Since neither Lula nor I had nothing better to do, we decided to make it a date. I was to pick Lula up at 7:00 pm sharp.
With my jeans starched stiff as a board and my new wrangler western shirt, cowhide boots and a Stetson staw hat in perfect sync, I splashed on a dash of Old Spice, and off to courting I go. After bringing Old Blue(ford pickup) to a stop in front of Lula's, I take one last look in the rear view mirrow, and began honking the horn to signal my arrival. After the 7th or 8th honk Lula finally makes her way outside.
As Lula makes her way down the rickity old wooden steps, I see a sight that shocks me to the very core, like a lightning bolt strike directly to to obdula oblongata of my brain. Lo and behold, Lula is wearing a DRESS, not only that, but it came all the way up to the top of her knees exposing a pair of "Bluestockings". Aware and slightly amused at my reaction, with a slight grin on her face Lula proudly boast, What do you think of my dress and "Bluestockings"? and the only answer I could muster was, I think I just decremented in my pants..... and then it rained.
Love in Christ
Longhorn
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