Word For The Day, Wednesday, July 9, 2014-- philology

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Word For The Day, Wednesday, July 9, 2014-- philology

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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".

philology [fi-lol-uh-jee]

hear it pronounced

noun

1. the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
2. (especially in older use) linguistics, especially historical and comparative linguistics.
3. Obsolete . the love of learning and literature.

Origin: Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English philologie < Latin philologia < Greek philología love of learning and literature, equivalent to philólog ( os ) literary, studious, argumentative + -ia -y3 . See philo-, -logy

Related forms

phil•o•log•i•cal [fil-uh-loj-i-kuh l], phil•o•log•ic, adjective
phil•o•log•i•cal•ly, adverb
phi•lol•o•gist, phi•lol•o•ger, noun
non•phil•o•log•ic, adjective
non•phil•o•log•i•cal, adjective

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.

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[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Philologists have attempted to understand the original intent of the Constitution by studying the Federalist Papers and other contemporaneous documents. I can save them the trouble. Just observe Barack Obama’s interpretation. The Founding Fathers intended the opposite.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Let’s see some homework, gang!

[xsmommy]

He used to be married to that girl, she lost interest in Philology though

[xsmommy]

this lawyer turned from philology to guns and money!

[HammerT]

A revival in philology would prevent the left from perverting the language to their own ends.

Especially their complete twisting of the words ‘Liberal’ and ‘progressive’ to be the polar opposite of their former meanings.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A+++

Two contributions before anyone else was awake!

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

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They've also managed to change "baby murder" into "a woman's choice."

[NicknamedBob]

Philology — the science of putting just enough liquid into a bottle container so that it has a cushion of air for expansion and contraction, without letting the customer feel that he has been shorted.

[NeoCaveman]

There is not a philologist in the bunch.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A++

Chuckles on "fill-ology."

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A++
Room temperature IQs. Cold rooms.

[Buckeye McFrog]

philology: The philosophy of or relating to Dr. Phil.

[MrB]

I thought this was another Duck Dynasty thread.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A++
We’ve had Phil Donohue and Dr. Phil visit the thread today.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

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Still another Phil. All we need now is Rizzuto.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Hey!!! Don't forget me:

[xsmommy]

philology=the study of PHILs.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

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Mr. Niekro is a welcome addition. But I think I’ve had my phil of this line of responses.

[xsmommy]

oh we're nowhere NEAR done with our philology

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Nice! Two Phun Phil Phacts:

1) a 300 game winner - he didn't win his 200th game until he was 40!

2) He used to polka dance in Hegewisch at Club 505 when he was in town to play the Cubs.