Posted on 01/30/2014 4:35:16 AM PST by secret garden
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".
quondam (KWON-duhm) adjective
Former; onetime.
Example sentence:
"One of the assumptions Madison and others labored under was that Britain would be too preoccupied with beating Napoleon to pay much attention to its quondam colonies.
--Joyce Appleby; The Washington Post; A Stumbling, Fiery End to War of 1812; May 5, 2013.
Etymology:
From Latin quondam (formerly). Earliest documented use: 1535.
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....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Historical Linguistics . the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in theformation of the word slant from aslant . Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Rise and shine!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3117322/posts
ScarJo is the quondam OxFam spokesbabe.
My wife got us one of these Sodastream things for Christmas. I didn’t realize I was oppressing Palestinians (by giving them jobs) in the process.
No wonder it tastes so yummy.
Quondam spending seems to irk management, but regular, unfettered dumping of money for garbage products doesn’t seem to bother them one bit.
In Barack’s neo-socialist kingdom
Poor nuns must have coverage for a condom
He’ll use blackmail and extortion
To further abortion
Can’t wait ‘til he’s President (quondam)
I don’t have the exact numbers on the use of the carbon dioxide, but it’s something like 25-30 cents per liter of soda made.
You get enough syrup to make 12 liters for $5-6.
They have diet Mt Dew and Red Bull knockoffs.
Especially for the energy drinks it is a big savings.
The early Colonists who risked life & limb to come to America with the hope of a better life for themselves and their families made a quandom leap of faith ....
sooooo dang tired of freezing. 12 degs now but going up to 32 today, woohoo. i swear it feels like it’s 50 deg in our bedroom!
But never, not one time, am I going to allow my kids see a teacher put a quondam on a cucumber.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3117353/posts
Here’s some delusion that the Democrats represent “the work ethic.” LOL
Hey, the temperature was positive this morning. The snot didn’t even freeze in my nose.
That’s progress.
My son spends way too much money on those drinks.
Back when America stood for something good. A for you!
It was 3 on the way home from school yesterday morning. Today it was 12. I have to confess, it did not feel much warmer.
A for making up your own definition.
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