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| davidt
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 Posted - 08/30/2016 : 14:41:17
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things
are needed: they must be fit for it; they must not do too much of it;
and they must have a sense of success in it.
-John Ruskin, author, art critic, and social reformer (1819-1900)
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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| davidt
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Posted - 08/30/2016 : 14:56:56
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silk-stocking district
PRONUNCIATION:
(SILK-STOK-ing dis-trikt)
MEANING:
noun: A part of a city inhabited by the rich and powerful.
ETYMOLOGY:
From the fact that only the rich could afford expensive silk hosiery. Earliest documented use: 1893.
USAGE:
"In New York years ago, cops in the silk-stocking district of the
Upper East Side knew how to tie a bow tie for a young man without
the experience to do it himself."
James & Kay Salter; Life Is Meals; Knopf; 2010.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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| davidt
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Posted - 08/30/2016 : 14:59:16
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
In this world, you must be a bit too kind to be kind enough.
-Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux,
dramatist and novelist (1688-1763)
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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| davidt
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Posted - 08/30/2016 : 15:03:08
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secret of Polichinelle
PRONUNCIATION:
(SEE-krit uv po-LISH-i-nel)
MEANING:
noun: A supposed secret that's widely known: an open secret.
Punchinello) was a stock character in Italian puppetry. Earliest documented use: 1828.
USAGE:
"The tsar waited until after the memorial services on the fortieth
day after the empress's death ... and announced that he had
decided to marry Katya. The games between the tsar and the
minister, the secret of Polichinelle, were over."
Edvard Radzinsky; Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar; Free Press; 2005.
"How often has she taunted me with lack of dignified reserve and
needful caution! How many times has she saucily insinuated that
all my affairs are the secret of Polichinelle!"
Charlotte Brontë; Villette; Smith, Elder & Co.; 1853.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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| davidt
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Posted - 08/30/2016 : 15:05:38
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions
which differ from that of their social environment.
-Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel laureate (1879-1955)
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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| davidt
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Posted - 08/30/2016 : 17:21:28
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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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| davidt
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Posted - 08/30/2016 : 18:00:17
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A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg
Have you ever wondered why a piece of clothing for the upper body
goes in singular (a shirt), as it should, but clothing for the
legs doesn’t (a pair of pants)? Well, here’s the scoop from
pantology.*
In the old days, pants were two pieces of clothing, one cylinder
for each leg. And that was good enough. A pair is a pair is a
pair. No need for fitting rooms.
As one of the three basic needs for humanity, clothing has been
with us for a long time. And so have the words to describe it.
Many of these words are used in a metaphorical sense.
This week we’ll look at five of them. We’ll start at the top
and make our way down to the feet.
*Pantology is a word to describe a systematic view of all
knowledge. For real. I didn’t make it out of whole cloth.
top-hat
PRONUNCIATION:
(TOP-hat)
MEANING:
noun:
1. A man’s tall, cylindrical hat.
2. An important or high-ranking person.
ETYMOLOGY:
From the association of a top hat with people of the upper class. Earliest documented use: 1881.
USAGE:
“Some understandably disgusted prominent African-American women, such as Grace Campbell, would complain to the party top-hats.”
Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr.; Is Black Literature Red-Fleshed?; New York Amsterdam News; Aug 26, 1999.
See more usage examples of top-hat in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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| davidt
Super Incredible Member (10000+ posts)
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Posted - 08/30/2016 : 18:02:36
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The mind of a bigot to the pupil of the eye;
the more light you pour on it, the more it contracts.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., poet, novelist, essayist, and physician (29 Aug 1809-1894)
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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| davidt
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Posted - 08/30/2016 : 18:06:13
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coat tail
PRONUNCIATION:
(KOHT-tayl)
MEANING:
noun:
1. The long back part of a tailcoat that hangs down.
2. The success of another person or organization. Usually used in the idiom “to ride on someone’s coattails” meaning to achieve success by association with someone successful.
ETYMOLOGY:
Often a popular leader of a political party helps attract votes
for candidates of the same party for other positions as well.
victories for congressional races of the same party.
In other words, these other candidates ride on the coattails of
the president. This is known as the coattail effect. From Old
French cote (coat) + Old English toegl (tail).
Earliest documented use: 1600.
USAGE:
“Ted Strickland seems to be counting on riding Clinton’s coattails
to victory, rather than mounting his own hard-hitting campaign.”
Deirdre Shesgreen & Jessie Balmert; Portman’s Union Support Raises
Fears; Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio); Jul 27, 2016.
“Observers note that David Duke is re-emerging on the political
landscape as he senses an opportunity to ride Trump’s coattails
back into the national spotlight.”
Ex-Ku Klux Klan Leader to Run for US Senate; Los Angeles Times; Jul 23, 2016.
See more usage examples of coattail in Vocabulary.com’s
dictionary.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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| davidt
Super Incredible Member (10000+ posts)
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Posted - 08/30/2016 : 18:08:51
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The term 'working mother' is ridiculously redundant.
-Donna Reed, actress (1921-1986)
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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| davidt
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Posted - 08/31/2016 : 19:07:42
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hairshirt
PRONUNCIATION:
(HAIR-shuhrt)
MEANING:
noun:
1. A shirt made of haircloth, worn next to the skin as a penance.
2. A self-imposed punishment or penance.
3. A secret affliction.
ETYMOLOGY:
In some faiths, as a sign of penance some people wear garments made of coarse animal hair close to their skin. From Old English haer + scyrte. Earliest documented use: 1737. Also see cilice.
USAGE:
“‘We have spent a lot of time in this state wearing the hairshirt that we’re not going to pay people large sums of money to run institutions in this state,’ Jones said.”
Patrick O’Donnell; State Superintendent’s Salary Debated; The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio); Jan 14, 2016.
See more usage examples of hairshirt in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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| davidt
Super Incredible Member (10000+ posts)
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Gratitude: 31682
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Posted - 08/31/2016 : 19:09:43
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The fingers of your thoughts
are molding your face ceaselessly.
-Charles Reznikoff, poet (31 Aug 1894-1976)
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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| davidt
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Posted - 08/31/2016 : 19:47:28
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A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg
Blood may be the best-known fluid in the human body, but it's not
the only one. And it's not the largest either (there's about twice
as much lymph). There are dozens of fluids in the human body and
they all have their purposes in life. Even the lowly cerumen
(that's a highfalutin word for earwax) helps to protect the ear
from bacteria.
This week we'll be exchanging bodily fluids with you,
metaphorically speaking. All five words we've picked
this week are coined from fluids that make our body work.
sang-froid
PRONUNCIATION:
(san*-FRWA)
[* the first syllable is nasal]
MEANING:
noun: Calmness, especially under stress.
ETYMOLOGY:
From French sang-froid (cold blood). Earliest documented use: 1750.
USAGE:
"We can take a lot more, we the stoic nation with its legendary sang-froid."
S. Prasannarajan; Shame el-Sheikh; India Today (New Delhi); Aug 3, 2009.
See more usage examples of sang-froid in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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| davidt
Super Incredible Member (10000+ posts)
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Posted - 08/31/2016 : 19:49:38
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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
There are two kinds of light...
the glow that illuminates,
and the glare that obscures.
-James Thurber, writer and cartoonist (1894-1961)
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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| davidt
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Posted - 08/31/2016 : 19:52:41
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lymphatic
PRONUNCIATION:
(lim-FAT-ik)
MEANING:
adjective:
1. Sluggish; lacking energy.
2. Of or relating to lymph.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin lympha (lymph, water). Formerly it was believed that an excess of lymph in the system resulted in sluggishness. Earliest documented use: 1649.
USAGE:
"The day has been a real lazy one and I have felt lymphatic accordingly."
Thomas Worthington King; Journal of a Voyage Around the World; The Ohio State University Press; 2003.
See more usage examples of lymphatic in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
-Leo Buscaglia, author (1924-1998) |
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