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Word for the Day, Tuesday March 18, 2014

Posted on 03/18/2014 5:02:30 AM PDT by SoothingDave

Word For The Day, Tuesday March 18, 2014



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".

idiosyncratic [id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik, -sing-]

-adj

pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual

la velocidad [beh-lohs-ee-DAHD]

-n
speed

La velocidad de los trenes japoneses es increíble.

The speed of Japanese trains is amazing.


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1 posted on 03/18/2014 5:02:30 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: Fierce Allegiance; Jack Deth; K4Harty; miskie; Dutchgirl; cardinal4; MoochPooch; NeoCaveman; ...

Last Tuesday post of the winter!


2 posted on 03/18/2014 5:02:58 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

you are an idiosyncratic pedant.


3 posted on 03/18/2014 5:03:48 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SoothingDave
"... or something peculiar to an individual"

Wouldn't it be easier to just say idiotic?

4 posted on 03/18/2014 5:09:36 AM PDT by NicknamedBob (My cleverness often has to be severely constrained in order to fit in a tagl)
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To: xsmommy

Everyone is idiosyncratic.

Some just do it with more panache.


5 posted on 03/18/2014 5:12:24 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave
i prefer to do it with


6 posted on 03/18/2014 5:14:26 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

As long as you’re not gauche.


7 posted on 03/18/2014 5:20:33 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

i gave up desserts for lent and that cake looks soooo good to me right now.


8 posted on 03/18/2014 5:21:44 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

Pancakes are not dessert.


9 posted on 03/18/2014 5:25:10 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: xsmommy; SoothingDave

Oh, excuse me. I didn’t realize you two were having a moment.

I’ll just back out gracefully.

.

Stumble, oops.


10 posted on 03/18/2014 5:25:40 AM PDT by NicknamedBob (My cleverness often has to be severely constrained in order to fit in a tagl)
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To: SoothingDave

i am not big on pancakes, i like waffles better.


11 posted on 03/18/2014 5:34:30 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

Same difference, just involves some specialized machinery.

Go to IHOP, get some chocolate banana strawberry cheesecake waffles with a scoop of ice cream.

Not dessert. Breakfast. Most important meal of the day. ;-)


12 posted on 03/18/2014 5:37:11 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

Joe Biden, so idiosyncratic
Has bats flying ‘round in his attic
He’s manic, depressive
Obnoxious, obsessive
In other words, completely erratic


13 posted on 03/18/2014 5:38:18 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (lib-pocrisy: requiring photo ID at a march protesting photo IDs for voters.)
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To: xsmommy
I prefer a nosh.


14 posted on 03/18/2014 5:42:44 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (lib-pocrisy: requiring photo ID at a march protesting photo IDs for voters.)
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To: SoothingDave

nope. i keep my lenten fast and don’t look for wiggle room ; ) xsbaby attends a bible study at St Philips on Sunday PMs and they serve dinner. There was bday cake for someone there and she declined, since she also gave up sweets for lent. the Catholics were all saying “but it’s SUNDAY” she said i don’t go by that. I know we have talked about that here. i think it’s lame to take Sundays off the Lenten fast. Jesus was 40 days in the desert, did he take Sundays off??


15 posted on 03/18/2014 5:47:23 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SoothingDave
As if the constraints and codes of zerocare weren't confusing enough, now there is even more chaos.
At yesterday's doc appt, they were able to pull my charts from other procedures with different hospitals and I found it troubling that the government has the same access to my health history and can find out all my personal details so easily.
16 posted on 03/18/2014 5:53:55 AM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: xsmommy

Every Sunday is a feast day. A mini celebration.


17 posted on 03/18/2014 5:54:15 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: secret garden

that was precisely the point of electronic medical records, they’ve got it ALL, right there.


18 posted on 03/18/2014 5:55:16 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SoothingDave

yes, i realize that is the viewpoint of the slackers....


19 posted on 03/18/2014 5:55:50 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: SoothingDave; secret garden

ok, i have been forgetting to ask, but can anyone tell me that the #SXSW is about? i kept seeing stuff about it on Twitter and couldn’t figure out what it was.


20 posted on 03/18/2014 5:56:56 AM PDT by xsmommy
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