Word For The Day, Wednesday, August 20, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/20/03 | 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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apathy; \Ap"a*thy\noun:
apathies; noun, plural
apathetic, apathetical; adjective
apathetically; adverb

1. Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference.
2. Lack of emotion or feeling; impassiveness.
3. Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
4. Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.

According to the Stoics, apathy meant the extinction of the passions by the ascendency of reason.
--Fleming.

Etymology: [Latin apath a, from Greek apatheia, from apath s, without feeling : a-, without; see a-1 + pathos, feeling; see kwent(h)- in Indo-European Roots.]

[RikaStrom]

Morning Loney!

You would have been proud of me, I altered a recipe all on my own last night.

I made Shrimp Monterey (scallops have too many carbs in them).

[xsmommy]

ask the tiger he is the one that is all DEFENSIVE....

[Texan5]

Morning!

The apathetic Ratliff
Reminds me of McCain.
He needs to go away
Rather than remain.

[RikaStrom]

I don't care who started it, but try to remember some decorum. One classroom I saw the other day was way over the top, even for you two.

[Texan5]

Is that a British word? I've never heard it.

[xsmommy]

oh COME ON, we were not the pepetrators of the trash talk in THAT CLASSROOM!

[hobbes1]

it was her, because you coddle her, she thinks she can get away with anything.

[hobbes1]

oh, right, what she said ; )

[xsmommy]

it says origin unknown, but the novel i am reading was written by a Brit and you know they talk funny and use oddball words!

[xsmommy]

if you are talking about bickering, i plead guilty, but i had no part in the discussion of public sex acts!!!

[RikaStrom]

I know, and I will be speaking to those that were. But just because I haven't gotten around to it, is no reason to start going over the top yourselves.

[camle]

good morning folks! today's word kinda reminds me of gobbledegook. anybody remember that?

[xsmommy]

what did we do? if you think i am not going to bicker with him, you will have to bind and gag me!!!!

[RikaStrom]

Apathy reminds you of gobbledegook??

Your mind works in mysterious ways.

[Texan5]

If you are chesty, I envy you. I am tall and curveless. I have been told that I have nice hair, though.

[hobbes1]

but i had no part in the discussion of public sex acts!!!

Nor did I!!!!!

I am Shocked, Shocked.....

[hobbes1]

you will have to bind and gag me!!!!

Hey, I thought you confined your sick fantasies to freepmail ; )

[Texan5]

Hey, don't tempt her to bind and gag students! I don't think I would like to see that at all-worse than seeing public sex acts...

[camle]

well... actually i am so apathetic towards today's word that I thought it was hob·ble·de·hoy, which reminds me of gobbledegook, which nobody seems to remember but me!

[xsmommy]

eastern europeans have big chests. it is a burden we must bear : )