Word For The Day, Wednesday, February 5, 2014-- demarche

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Word For The Day, Wednesday, February 5, 2014-- demarche

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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".

demarche, dé-marches [dey-marsh]

hear it pronounced

noun

1. an action or gesture by a diplomat, especially a formal appeal, protest, or the like.
2. a statement, protest, or the like presented to public officials by private citizens, interest groups, etc.
3. a procedure or step; move; maneuver.

Origin: C17: literally: walk, gait, from Old French demarcher  to tread, trample; see de- , march Related forms

plural: dé·marches

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]

In a recent column in the Washington Post, George Will noted that the IRS was using a demarche [3rd definition] to interpret the Obamacare language to include subsidies within federal exchanges, despite the clear wording that such subsidies would only be available via the state exchanges.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

I am visiting son in Texas, and using Kindle Fire to post. Trying to avoid typos.

[expatguy]

No typos so far...

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

[hobbes1]

Mornin Truthy

[secret garden]

So you are using demarche(3rd def.) by implementing new technology to host the class? Impressive.

[hobbes1]

Lol. I’ e gotten beyond caring about typos.

See. :-)

Thumbs don’t get the division of the keyboard, and I hate editing...lol

[hobbes1]

Nice.

[SAJ]

The old Cajun took his nephew out hunting nutria. He said, “Now you rememba, sonny, when yo hunt de nutria, yo don’ look in de swamp o’ de bayou, rat? Always look in demarche, honh.”

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Hi, y'all! (I've been in Texas too long.)

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A++

Yes, it is working pretty well.

[secret garden]

Just saw this on Twitter from Twitchy.

Obama waves health pom-poms

Is that a gaydar dog whistle or what?

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A+++
I like dat.

[hobbes1]

Ask Reggie Love...lol

[secret garden]

Twitter is on fire today for the national signings. My alma mater is cleaning up, whoop!

[xsmommy]

Lithuania issuing a demarche re treatment of Ukrainian protestors. Can someone provide me with a Cliffs notes version of what is going on amongst my native peoples over there? i had 2 grandparents off the boat from Lithuania and one off the boat from the Ukraine [fourth one was from Poland].

[SoothingDave]

Yes, the annual mention of fax machines. LOL

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

A+++
Nice use of today’s word!

[xsmommy]

that is impressive! i would have no idea how to post a thread from the ipad, or if it’s even possible.

[hobbes1]

Excellent.