and now, a perverted lesson in vocabulary
Jun. 6th, 2004 11:44 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hollybrooke*cue the Beavis and Butt-Head laugh*
Word of the Day June 5, 2004:
comely \KUHM-lee\, adjective:
1. Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; good-looking.
2. Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable.
Why should it matter if an author is comely or plain?
--Robb Forman Dew, "Silence of the Father," [1]New York Times, January 19, 1992
Although aware that she was considered quite comely, she had never felt entirely confident of her charms, a hangover from her childhood.
--Kate Lehrer, [2]Out of Eden
His glossy nails made his hands look ornamental and special, caressive, comely and lovely with which to be touched.
--Anne O'Brien Rice, [3]The Vampire Armand
Comely derives from Old English cymlic, from cyme, "pretty, beautiful, fine, delicate" + lic, adjectival suffix.
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Word of the Day June 6, 2004:
dictum \DIK-tuhm\, noun:
1. An authoritative statement; a formal pronouncement.
2. (Law) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
I have taken to heart Francis Bacon's dictum that "truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion".
--Donald B. Calne, [1]Within Reason: Rationality and Human Behavior
As an editor, Rahv took seriously Trotsky's dictum that "Art can become a strong ally of revolution only in so far as it remains faithful to itself."
--David Laskin, [2]Partisans
What happened to Horace's dictum that literature should entertain and instruct?
--Scott Stossel, "Right, Here Goes," [3]The Atlantic, April 1996
Dictum is literally "a thing said," from the past participle of Latin dicere, "to say."
Yesterday at work wasn't bad. I worked from 2 to 8, so during the day it was pretty slow, and Christy and I were staring out the window waiting for people to come in, like we were dogs waiting for company to visit. I guess Christy and Jenn had some sort of argument. I didn't ask for details, since it's really none of my business. However, this is probably the first complaint I can actually make about working there...if Jenn is not thrilled with working at Blockbuster, then she really needs to find a new job because I think she's got a rotten attitude and she always makes me feel like I'm not doing the job up-to-snuff and treats me like I'm pretty much useless. I never get that sort of treatment from Christy or Amy or Sheri. So if she's got some bug up her ass, then she needs to get over herself, spank her inner moppet, do something because she's turning into a little beeyotch.
I have a muffler on my car now. And I also owe Mom and Dad for it. *Aaargh* I'm also going to have to pony up some cash for a new car stereo. (It unexpectedly took a crap on me. The volume and channel buttons got stuck for no real reason.) So, I'm thumbing through the classifieds right now, still frantically searching for second job. (SELLOUT IN PROGRESS!)
Frankly, I think we did a very good show last night. My analysis? Were we trying to do a good job because we knew we were being videotaped for evaluative purposes? Well, if anything, we know we have some sort of control to refer to when we end up screwing up. And...*clears throat* I didn't mean to show up for the "evaluation tapings" with a new corset and my "prop slip" for effect to make it look good. If anything, when I see my tape, I'll be able to see how the new slip and the corset effect my performance, because I'm planning to make it a staple. (I need to lose an extra five pounds to get into the corset a little quicker, though.) And it's the first week in a while that I was able to perform without my knee hurting halfway through the show.
Word of the Day June 5, 2004:
comely \KUHM-lee\, adjective:
1. Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; good-looking.
2. Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable.
Why should it matter if an author is comely or plain?
--Robb Forman Dew, "Silence of the Father," [1]New York Times, January 19, 1992
Although aware that she was considered quite comely, she had never felt entirely confident of her charms, a hangover from her childhood.
--Kate Lehrer, [2]Out of Eden
His glossy nails made his hands look ornamental and special, caressive, comely and lovely with which to be touched.
--Anne O'Brien Rice, [3]The Vampire Armand
Comely derives from Old English cymlic, from cyme, "pretty, beautiful, fine, delicate" + lic, adjectival suffix.
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Word of the Day June 6, 2004:
dictum \DIK-tuhm\, noun:
1. An authoritative statement; a formal pronouncement.
2. (Law) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
I have taken to heart Francis Bacon's dictum that "truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion".
--Donald B. Calne, [1]Within Reason: Rationality and Human Behavior
As an editor, Rahv took seriously Trotsky's dictum that "Art can become a strong ally of revolution only in so far as it remains faithful to itself."
--David Laskin, [2]Partisans
What happened to Horace's dictum that literature should entertain and instruct?
--Scott Stossel, "Right, Here Goes," [3]The Atlantic, April 1996
Dictum is literally "a thing said," from the past participle of Latin dicere, "to say."
Yesterday at work wasn't bad. I worked from 2 to 8, so during the day it was pretty slow, and Christy and I were staring out the window waiting for people to come in, like we were dogs waiting for company to visit. I guess Christy and Jenn had some sort of argument. I didn't ask for details, since it's really none of my business. However, this is probably the first complaint I can actually make about working there...if Jenn is not thrilled with working at Blockbuster, then she really needs to find a new job because I think she's got a rotten attitude and she always makes me feel like I'm not doing the job up-to-snuff and treats me like I'm pretty much useless. I never get that sort of treatment from Christy or Amy or Sheri. So if she's got some bug up her ass, then she needs to get over herself, spank her inner moppet, do something because she's turning into a little beeyotch.
I have a muffler on my car now. And I also owe Mom and Dad for it. *Aaargh* I'm also going to have to pony up some cash for a new car stereo. (It unexpectedly took a crap on me. The volume and channel buttons got stuck for no real reason.) So, I'm thumbing through the classifieds right now, still frantically searching for second job. (SELLOUT IN PROGRESS!)
Frankly, I think we did a very good show last night. My analysis? Were we trying to do a good job because we knew we were being videotaped for evaluative purposes? Well, if anything, we know we have some sort of control to refer to when we end up screwing up. And...*clears throat* I didn't mean to show up for the "evaluation tapings" with a new corset and my "prop slip" for effect to make it look good. If anything, when I see my tape, I'll be able to see how the new slip and the corset effect my performance, because I'm planning to make it a staple. (I need to lose an extra five pounds to get into the corset a little quicker, though.) And it's the first week in a while that I was able to perform without my knee hurting halfway through the show.
