Hey, I know what sinew is. Worked for thousands of years on bows.

The Word of the Day for July 11, 2010 is:
PERFIDIOUS • \per-FID-ee-us\ • adjective
: of, relating to, or characterized by faithlessness or disloyalty : treacherous
Example Sentence:
"Businessmen are constantly scheming to get the government to beat up on their competitors, and the best excuse of all is that the competitor is a perfidious foreigner." (The Wall Street Journal, October 27, 1992)

The Word of the Day for July 12, 2010 is:
STAND PAT • \STAND-PAT\ • verb
1 : to play one's hand as dealt in draw poker without drawing
*2 : to oppose or resist change
Example Sentence:
"We cannot afford to stand pat while the world races by." (President Barack Obama, remarks at Carnegie-Mellon University, June 2, 2010)
Did you know?
If you stand pat in draw poker you're betting on the cards in your hand being better than any you're likely to draw. It didn't take long for "stand pat" to move from the poker table, where it first appeared in the late 1800s, to the realm of politics; by the early 20th century, to stand pat was to oppose any change in U.S. tariff policy. The term continues to be used mainly in U.S. English, where it's applied to everything from a coach's decision not to change out players during a game to a homeowner's decision not to refinance. The nouns "standpatter" ("one who resists or opposes change") and "standpattism" ("resistance to change" or "reluctance to take positive action") are also used, although generally only in political contexts.

The Word of the Day for July 14, 2010 is:
PROLEGOMENON • \proh-lih-GAH-muh-nahn\ • noun
: prefatory remarks; specifically : a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work
Example Sentence:
The book is introduced by a lengthy prolegomenon, which is followed by 17 chapters of analysis.
Did you know?
"Prolegomenon" is the singular and "prolegomena" is the plural of this scholarly word, though people sometimes mistakenly interpret "prolegomena" as the singular. The word, which comes from the Greek verb "prolegein" ("to say beforehand"), first appeared in print around 1652. It has appeared in the titles of noteworthy scholarly and philosophical works, but it has never been as common in general use as its older cousin "prologue." "Prologue" usually refers to an introduction to a literary work or to a speech addressed to the audience at the beginning of a play. "Prolegomenon" is most often used of the introduction to a work of scholarly analysis. Both words can also be used in a broader sense to refer generally to something that serves as an introduction.

So, based on the definition of the Last word, Prolegomenon, the example sentence is incorrect.

It reads:
The Book is introduced by a lengthy prolegomenon...

Where it should read:
The book is introduced by a lengthy prolegomena, since there is only one prolegomena, followed by 17 chapters of analysis.

That's my interpretation at least.

ECF, I do believe so.

Uh whatever you guys say. I can't even pronounce it AFTER posting it!

The Word of the Day for July 15, 2010 is:
AB INITIO • \ab-ih-NISH-ee-oh\ • adverb
: from the beginning
Example Sentence:
"What does not exist ab initio is wealth; wealth must be created by sustained human effort." (Richmond Times Dispatch [Virginia], December 14, 2008)
Did you know?
We’ll tell you right from the beginning where "ab initio" comes from. This adverb was adopted at the end of the 16th century directly from Latin, and it translates, unsurprisingly, as "from the beginning." ("Initio" is a form of the noun "initium," meaning "beginning," which gave rise to such English words as "initial," "initiate," and "initiative.") "Ab initio" most frequently appears in legal contexts, but our example sentence is not out of the norm. Recently, people have also begun using "ab initio" as an adjective meaning "starting from or based on first principles" (as in "predicted from ab initio calculations").


You can't tell me that they expect a Redneck to actually use any of these words!

Randy, that was funny right there.

LOL, too true Randy!

The Word of the Day for July 16, 2010 is:

BANDBOX • \BAND-bahks\ • noun
1 : a usually cylindrical box of cardboard or thin wood for holding light articles of attire
*2 : a structure (as a baseball park) having relatively small interior dimensions
Example Sentence:
"Baseballs flew out of there at a record pace for a while, and everyone had theories about why this stadium was behaving like a bandbox, despite similar dimensions to the old place." (Filip Bondy, Daily News [New York], November 8, 2009)
Did you know?
In the 17th century, the word "band" was sometimes used for ruffs, the large round collars of pleated muslin or linen worn by men and women of the time period, and the bandbox was invented for holding such bands. The flimsy cardboard structure of the box inspired people to start using its name for any flimsy object, especially a small and insubstantial one. But people also contemplated the neat, sharp appearance of ruffs just taken from a bandbox and began using the word in a complimentary way in phrases such as "she looked as if she came out of a bandbox." Today, "bandbox" can also be used as an adjective meaning "exquisitely neat, clean, or ordered," as in "bandbox military officers."

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