Date: Saturday, February 5th, 2011
Word of the Day: effluvium (ih\FLOO\vee\uhm); a slight or invisible exhalation or vapour, especially (esp.) one that is disagreeable
Weight: two hundred and six (206) pounds
Goal: lose one hundred (100) pounds in one (1) year duration
Pounds to lose: eighty-four (84)
Waist Size: forty-one (41) inches
Days until Royal Wedding: eighty-four (84) I wonder if Kate's dress has been made yet
Rowing Duration: twenty-five (25) minutes, four (4) seconds
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I had a lot of difficulty on Cruella this morning, my feet have swollen up, yet again, for some bizarre reason, and I could not wear shoes on the rowing machine, because of this, my heels constantly rubbed against the back of the foot stirrup, which is some kind of plastic and this irritated both of the heels so much that I had to stop rowing, much earlier than I would have preferred.
So tomorrow is The Super Bowl, which I believe is some kind of football game and that the commercials during this game are always sensational, I shall not be watching, but if you do, please let me know how the commercials were, and if you are having a Super Bowl Party, I am not, I hope all of you have a great time.
What a great word of the day, I'm not so keen on it's definition, but I do like the word, and it's pronunciation, maybe I can find a way to introduce a new definition, no, I better not do that or I will definitely be in the running to be called Mrs. Malaprop. What do you mean you don't know who or what is Mrs. Malaprop.
The terms malapropism and the earlier variant Malaprop come from Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 play "The Rivals," and in particular the character "Mrs. Malaprop." Sheridan presumably named his character Mrs. Malaprop, who frequently misspoke (to great comic effect), in joking reference to the word malapropos. Here are some examples of malapropism's taken from Sheridan's play, "The Rivals.":
"...promise to forget this fellow - to illiterate him, I say, quite from your memory." (i.e. obliterate; Act I Scene II Line 178)
"...she might reprehend the true meaning of what she is saying." (i.e. comprehend; Act I Scene II Line 258)
"...she's as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of Nile." (i.e. alligator; Act III Scene III Line 195)
"Sure, if I reprehend any thing in this world it is the use of my oracular tongue, and a nice derangement of epitaphs!" (i.e. apprehend, vernacular, arrangement, epithets)
Aren't they classic?, I think those malapropisms are so very funny, I just love them, hope you do too! The following is a clearer, and definitive explanation on what exactly is a malapropis.
A malapropism (also called a Dogberryism or acyrologia) is the substitution of a word for a word with a similar sound, in which the resulting phrase makes no sense but often creates a comic effect. It is not the same as an eggcorn, which is a similar substitution in which the new phrase makes sense on some level. Occasionally a phrase, rather than a single word, replaces the original word, for example Stan Laurel said "What a terrible cat's after me!" (i.e., catastrophe) in Any Old Port!
The word malapropos is an adjective or adverb meaning "inappropriate" or "inappropriately", derived from the French phrase mal à propos (literally "ill-suited".) The earliest English usage of the word cited in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is from 1630. Malaprop used in the linguistic sense was first used by Lord Byron in 1814 according to the OED.
The alternative term "Dogberryism" comes from the 1598 Shakespearean play "Much Ado About Nothing," in which the character "Dogberry" produces many malapropisms with humorous effect.
An instance of mis-speech is called a malapropism when:
1. The word or phrase that is used means something different from the word the speaker or writer intended to use.
2. The word or phrase that is used sounds similar to the word that was apparently meant or intended. Using obtuse (wide or dull) instead of acute (narrow or sharp) is not a malapropism; using obtuse (stupid or slow-witted) when one means abstruse (esoteric or difficult to understand) would be.
3. The word or phrase that is used has a recognized meaning in the speaker's or writer's language.
4. The resulting utterance is nonsense.
These characteristics set malapropisms apart from other speaking or writing mistakes, such as an eggcorns or spoonerisms.
Simply making up a word, or adding a redundant or ungrammatical prefix suffix (subliminal instead of subliminal) to an existing word, does not qualify as a malapropism, pay attention Lily!!!!!
It's always something and today researchers are now saying that children of working mothers gain more weight. The researchers go on to say that there is an association between the length of a mother's employment and her child's body mass index (BMI.)
Researchers found that the more years woman spent at work, after her child's birth, the more the child's BMI rose. It is possible that children of working mothers eat more fast food and restaurant meals, since their mothers are more pressed for time and this may be contributing to the obesity factor.
The researchers are quick to point out that the finding does not indicate that being a working mother causes obesity in children and that mothers leaving the workforce will not eliminate the problem of childhood obesity.
I guess it is inferred that these children are not supervised in the least, which then lends the conclusion that the children must be old enough to be on their own, I believe the age of children on their own is twelve (12) years of age, anyway, if children on their own are over-eating, perhaps they should not be on their own, and that the parents should take steps to rectify, or at least help the problem and that is how I feel.
It is time now for me to eat a nice wholesome breakfast, I am now eating oatmeal for my daily breakfast, and have been doing so for a week, regardless, I hope you all have a great day and weekend.
One more little note on the subject of Super Bowl Parties, drink responsibly and don't drive, for goodness sake, can't you have a good time without the aid of liquor? I mean, isn't being with your friends and watching a sporting event together a good enough time!
Take care now.
Topics coming soon:
Art
Politics
Cartoons
Word of the Day: effluvium (ih\FLOO\vee\uhm); a slight or invisible exhalation or vapour, especially (esp.) one that is disagreeable
Weight: two hundred and six (206) pounds
Goal: lose one hundred (100) pounds in one (1) year duration
Pounds to lose: eighty-four (84)
Waist Size: forty-one (41) inches
Days until Royal Wedding: eighty-four (84) I wonder if Kate's dress has been made yet
Rowing Duration: twenty-five (25) minutes, four (4) seconds
Image via WikipediaI had a lot of difficulty on Cruella this morning, my feet have swollen up, yet again, for some bizarre reason, and I could not wear shoes on the rowing machine, because of this, my heels constantly rubbed against the back of the foot stirrup, which is some kind of plastic and this irritated both of the heels so much that I had to stop rowing, much earlier than I would have preferred.
So tomorrow is The Super Bowl, which I believe is some kind of football game and that the commercials during this game are always sensational, I shall not be watching, but if you do, please let me know how the commercials were, and if you are having a Super Bowl Party, I am not, I hope all of you have a great time.
What a great word of the day, I'm not so keen on it's definition, but I do like the word, and it's pronunciation, maybe I can find a way to introduce a new definition, no, I better not do that or I will definitely be in the running to be called Mrs. Malaprop. What do you mean you don't know who or what is Mrs. Malaprop.
The terms malapropism and the earlier variant Malaprop come from Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 play "The Rivals," and in particular the character "Mrs. Malaprop." Sheridan presumably named his character Mrs. Malaprop, who frequently misspoke (to great comic effect), in joking reference to the word malapropos. Here are some examples of malapropism's taken from Sheridan's play, "The Rivals.":
"...promise to forget this fellow - to illiterate him, I say, quite from your memory." (i.e. obliterate; Act I Scene II Line 178)
"...she might reprehend the true meaning of what she is saying." (i.e. comprehend; Act I Scene II Line 258)
"...she's as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of Nile." (i.e. alligator; Act III Scene III Line 195)
"Sure, if I reprehend any thing in this world it is the use of my oracular tongue, and a nice derangement of epitaphs!" (i.e. apprehend, vernacular, arrangement, epithets)
Aren't they classic?, I think those malapropisms are so very funny, I just love them, hope you do too! The following is a clearer, and definitive explanation on what exactly is a malapropis.
A malapropism (also called a Dogberryism or acyrologia) is the substitution of a word for a word with a similar sound, in which the resulting phrase makes no sense but often creates a comic effect. It is not the same as an eggcorn, which is a similar substitution in which the new phrase makes sense on some level. Occasionally a phrase, rather than a single word, replaces the original word, for example Stan Laurel said "What a terrible cat's after me!" (i.e., catastrophe) in Any Old Port!
The word malapropos is an adjective or adverb meaning "inappropriate" or "inappropriately", derived from the French phrase mal à propos (literally "ill-suited".) The earliest English usage of the word cited in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is from 1630. Malaprop used in the linguistic sense was first used by Lord Byron in 1814 according to the OED.
The alternative term "Dogberryism" comes from the 1598 Shakespearean play "Much Ado About Nothing," in which the character "Dogberry" produces many malapropisms with humorous effect.
An instance of mis-speech is called a malapropism when:
1. The word or phrase that is used means something different from the word the speaker or writer intended to use.
2. The word or phrase that is used sounds similar to the word that was apparently meant or intended. Using obtuse (wide or dull) instead of acute (narrow or sharp) is not a malapropism; using obtuse (stupid or slow-witted) when one means abstruse (esoteric or difficult to understand) would be.
3. The word or phrase that is used has a recognized meaning in the speaker's or writer's language.
4. The resulting utterance is nonsense.
These characteristics set malapropisms apart from other speaking or writing mistakes, such as an eggcorns or spoonerisms.
Simply making up a word, or adding a redundant or ungrammatical prefix suffix (subliminal instead of subliminal) to an existing word, does not qualify as a malapropism, pay attention Lily!!!!!
It's always something and today researchers are now saying that children of working mothers gain more weight. The researchers go on to say that there is an association between the length of a mother's employment and her child's body mass index (BMI.)
Researchers found that the more years woman spent at work, after her child's birth, the more the child's BMI rose. It is possible that children of working mothers eat more fast food and restaurant meals, since their mothers are more pressed for time and this may be contributing to the obesity factor.
The researchers are quick to point out that the finding does not indicate that being a working mother causes obesity in children and that mothers leaving the workforce will not eliminate the problem of childhood obesity.
I guess it is inferred that these children are not supervised in the least, which then lends the conclusion that the children must be old enough to be on their own, I believe the age of children on their own is twelve (12) years of age, anyway, if children on their own are over-eating, perhaps they should not be on their own, and that the parents should take steps to rectify, or at least help the problem and that is how I feel.
It is time now for me to eat a nice wholesome breakfast, I am now eating oatmeal for my daily breakfast, and have been doing so for a week, regardless, I hope you all have a great day and weekend.
One more little note on the subject of Super Bowl Parties, drink responsibly and don't drive, for goodness sake, can't you have a good time without the aid of liquor? I mean, isn't being with your friends and watching a sporting event together a good enough time!
Take care now.
Topics coming soon:
Art
Politics
Cartoons
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