doctoral candidate in rhetoric and scientific and technical communication
Archive for May, 2005
flat-hat
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
verb ~ to fly low in an airplane in a reckless manner: hedgehop
Our flight instructor warned us repeatedly that anyone caught flat-hatting would be dropped from his school.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
stentorian
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
adjective ~ extremely loud
“Stop that man,” Tom yelled in a stentorian voice as he jostled his way through the crowd after the pickpocket.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
quote of the day
06 years ago
by dawn
in quote of the day
“When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is possible because the story’s voice makes everything its own.”
– John Berger
interdigitate
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
verb ~ to become interlocked like the fingers of folded hands
“The edges [of bridge expansion joints] often are shaped like combs, the teeth of one interdigitating with teeth of the other.” — Washington Post, January 14, 1998
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
quote of the day
06 years ago
by dawn
in quote of the day
“No skill is more crucial to the future of a child, or to a democratic and prosperous society, than literacy.
– Los Angeles Times
courseware
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
noun ~ educational software
The new courseware includes many interactive learning activities and is an excellent companion to the textbook.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
quote of the day
06 years ago
by dawn
in quote of the day
This is where the story starts, in this threadbare room. The walls are exploding. The windows have turned into telescopes. Moons and stars are magnified in this room. The sun hangs over the mantelpiece. I stretch out my hand and reach the corners of the world. The world is bundled up in this room. Beyond the door, where the river is, where the roads are, we shall be. We can take the world with us when we go and sling the sun under your arm. Hurry now, it’s getting late. I don’t know if this is a happy ending but here we are let loose in open fields.
From Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
gregarious
06 years ago
by dawn
in word of the day
adjective ~ *1.social, companionable; 2. tending to flock together
*The most gregarious member of our family, Mother gets along well with just about everyone and is always happy to engage in conversation.
Merriam-Webster’s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing
melancholy
0I miss the days when you would call me “girl,” “babygirl,” or, better yet, “mine” or “my girl.” I miss that.
I miss the days when you liked it when I called you “Sir” or “Boss” or “Daddy.”
I miss the days when you would give me tasks or when you would want to know what I had done that day or when you were a constant presence in my day even though I didn’t see you every day.
I miss the days when all of this meant as much to you as it did to me.
I miss the days when we seemed to always be on the same page and understood one another without all of the words having to be said.
I miss the days when you actually seemed to be interested in me.
Most of all, I miss you…and what we had.
quote of the day
06 years ago
by dawn
in quote of the day
“To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry.”
– Gaston Bachelard