Word For The Day, Thursday, 10/17/02

The Verbivores | 10/17/02 | 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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qua \KWAY; KWAH\, preposition:

1. In the capacity or character of; as.
2. In so far as

This might be thought a decisive objection to a federal judge's writing about this subject even if the judge writes qua academic rather than qua judge.
--Richard A. Posner, An Affair of State

Etymology: Latin, which way, as, from ablative singular feminine of qui who. Date: 1647

[RikaStrom]

Will the class please rise for the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

The Clintons always have a lot to say
With definitions of words getting in the way
Who knew?
Get a clue.
That the word "is" doesn't mean qua!

[RikaStrom]

Time to rise and shine your rabble rousers!

[RikaStrom]

Up! Up! You're burning daylight... well, not really.

[RikaStrom]

Coffee, cofee, my kingdom for some coffee

[hobbes1]

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[RikaStrom]

It is better to have drunk coffee and lost, than to never have drunk coffee at all.

[RikaStrom]

C'mon in, the coffee's great!

[RikaStrom]

Morning Tiger. How are you?

[Sword_of_Gideon]

Goodmorning!

[RikaStrom]

Good Morning SG. How are you this dark, cold, early morning??

[TxBec]

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[xsmommy]

morning teach.

[Sword_of_Gideon]

Doing good, I'm trying to mainline a cup of coffee with a exacto knife & a paperclip so that I can get moving here at work this morning... lol

[RikaStrom]

Hi Bec. How're the boys?

[RikaStrom]

Morning Pet, are you all safe and snug?

[hobbes1]

Very Well, thank you. And you ?

(besides gorgeous, of course ; )

[RikaStrom]

LOL, I just need enough to go get ready for work.

[hobbes1]

1 ?!?!?!?!?!

Ha! Slacker ; )

[RikaStrom]

Awwww, you're such a flatterer.

I'm peachy keen today. :-D

[TxBec]

TxBoys are trying my TxNerves

Actually, they are doing fine.. just running me ragged between church, Boy Scouts, youth group, Taekwando (did I tell ya they won medals?), and oh yeah..school work :)