Word For The Day, Monday, August 11, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/11/03 | 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. Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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surmise \sur*myze\, verb, transitive/intransitive; noun
surmising, surmised, surmises

1. To infer (something) without sufficiently conclusive evidence
2. To make a guess or conjecture
3. Reflection; thought. [Obs.]
4. An idea or opinion based on insufficiently conclusive evidence; a conjecture.

It wafted nearer yet, and then she knew That what before she but surmised, was true. --Dryden.

Etymology: [Middle English surmisen, to accuse, from Old French surmise, feminine past participle of surmettre : sur-, sur- + mettre, to put (from Latin mittere).]

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', Teach !

Hey, check these out !!:

Radio Call Gone Wrong

Plane Landing

Enron Recording

[Slip18]

Yee-haaaaaa to you, SG. The 'bot goes back to school on Thursday. I think I'm giving myself a party!

I'm so proud of him, though. He survived Survival Camp EatABug, and, yes, some of his flight ate lady bugs. But he chose not to do so. He knew he would have lots of food when he got home, so he saved up his appetite. 88 cadets started last Sunday, and 68 survived the whole week. The 'bot did it! He was actually made Camp Commander. He's come a long way, baby.

[Texan5]

Grey Davis once more is surmising
Which really isn't surprising.
He's hoping in vain
For political gain
By creating a Clinton uprising.

[secret garden]

When does Jax start at big school?

[xsmommy]

Congratulations to him, that is quite an accomplishment!!! and school starting is a reason for you to party down, slippy!

[Fawnn]

I can only surmise that anyone in California who had a spare $3500 and the signatures of a few friends is now running for governor.

[Slip18]

Thank goodness you and your Lear are okay. Most importantly, you, though, Camle.

[MeekOneGOP]

Are We Clear ?

[camle]

that radio call was a hoot!

[camle]

well, I seldom if ever fly into Groton. I don't even know who those guys were. nothing on the news about the guys who died, but lots of noise about thte environmental impact on the clam beds tho...

[Gabz]

LOL!!!!

Jumping up on furniture is not a problem for this pup of mine - her legs are nearly as long as Jax's !!!! And don't leave anything on the table, coffee, beer, ashtray, etc. and step out of the room - it's on the floor.

why did I get a puppy?????????????

[secret garden]

From this article, I can surmise we've done most of it right but we didn't need a study to tell us that, did we?

[secret garden]

Congrats to the Commander of Camp Eat-a-Bug! No small feat there.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Lady bugs are too bitter. They are mildly toxic. Good for him!

[camle]

the way i see it is if you need a book or some "expert" to tell you how to raise your kid, you gots problems!

[Slip18]

I love your Profile Page, Fawnn. Impressive!

[Slip18]

You've got to be kidding about the clam beds. Sheesh!

[secret garden]

From the looks of some of the kids out there, their parents could use a book or two(to the back of their head).
I thought of you this weekend when our paper ran a story about the after effects suffered by living donors(persuant to your article last month before anyone makes a wise crack).

[Slip18]

"why did I get a puppy?????????????"

Puppy breath?

[camle]

oh yeah! the local news media was all aplopectic about the harm the jet fuel would cause the newly seeded clam beds. nothing about the families of the two killed tho...