Word For The Day, Tuesday, 8/27/02

The Verbivores | 8/27/02 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

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”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of 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....

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incult \In*cult"\, adjective:

1. Not cultured; coarse.
2. Untilled; uncultivated; crude; rude; uncivilized.

Her forests huge,
Incult, robust, and tall, by Nature’s hand
Planted of old; her azure lakes between,
Poured out extensive, and of wat’ry wealth
Full; winding deep and green, her fertile vales,
With many a cool translucent, brimming flood
Washed lovely, from the Tweed, pure parent stream,
Whose pastoral banks first heard my Doric reed,
With sylvan Jed, thy tributary brook,
To where the north-inflated tempest foams.

James Thomson, 1700-1748
Title of this poem is unknown, but can be found here.
Byways of the Scottish Border; "Jethart's Here!".

Etymology: Latin incultus, from in- + cultus, past participle of colere to cultivate. Date: 1599.

[xsmommy]

i am so proud!

[lds23]

Thought you all (especially the ladies) might like to check out our guys in Afghanistan

[xsmommy]

mmmmm!! thanks!!

[xsmommy]

daggum that CJ anyway! he has me totally monopolized by the homeschooling thread! someone shoot me before i post to it again!

[RikaStrom]

Oh yeah. Thanks!

[RikaStrom]

LOL, you are just letting him bait you!

[xsmommy]

no, it isn't CJ, it is my perverse need to ARGUE against people who disagree with me. hazard of the profession i guess....; )

[hobbes1]

Caterwauling Shrew is not a profession, no matter how much you wish it to be so....

[xsmommy]

i am damn good at it, though.... ; )

[RikaStrom]

Oh I see... so you are just stirring the pot, like your buddy OPH likes to do. It must be something about lawyers... lol

[xsmommy]

the inability to walk away from an argument...

[xsmommy]

the inherent certainty that one is always right....

[xsmommy]

the need to educate the uninformed....

[xsmommy]

..i could go on....

[RikaStrom]

LOL, never mind. I get the point.

Ok go argue with them, it's always fun, me... I am going to go take a nap! LOL

[camle]

and now you're catwwrwauling shrew - er - arguing with yerself:-)

[xsmommy]

there is something to be said for self abuse. ; )

[camle]

they say that those who live in ro near DC have raise self-abuse to an art form.

[xsmommy]

well i content myself in knowing that i am nestled here in the pulsepoint of the universe....

[SeaDragon]

I do not believe that this man is incult. Just widely read.

Any relation, my sweet tiger? He is from your neck of the woods........