Posted on 09/26/2011 5:06:24 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day,Monday, 9/26/11
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".
melange; noun
a mixture; medley.
Etymology: 1645–55; < French; Old French meslance, equivalent to mesl ( er ) to mix ( see meddle) + -ance noun suffix ≪ Germanic -ingō -ing1
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 of the day.
The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Taxcheat Timmy Geithner in charge of saving us? kill me now.
There is no one who can save us.
let’s have the crash and then we can get on with our lives.
it feels very much like those moments at the very top of the roller coaster prior to the plunge downward.
Either that or he was getting in touch with his inner Wright and Farakhan.
Smart alec age comments. I watched them on TV back in the 50’s as a first grader.
I spent last week surrounded by people your parents’ age and then some. I’ll bet they could have told me all about it.
Well, he said that Washington needed to get a sense of humor. Perhaps this is the beginning.
Doncha just love the FREEPERS for their melange of wit, knowledge, & humor?
we love when YOU show up to class, moochy! A+++ : )
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