Traded Away
Rabbit Rabbit!
Big swing in temperature since yesterday. Cooler today, and it might be a little chilly tonight.
It was slow today. Holiday weekends are like that.
Time for bed. *hugs*
The defense attorney argued that the statements were made under duress.
Word of the Day for Sunday September 1, 2013
duress • \dur-RESS\ • noun
1 : forcible restraint or restriction
2 : compulsion by threat; specifically : unlawful constraint
Did you know?
"Duress" is a word of hardy stock. It has been a part of the English language since the 14th century, and has a number of long-lived relatives. "Duress" itself came into Middle English through the Anglo-French "duresce" (meaning "hardness" or "severity"), which stems from Latin "durus," meaning "hard." Some obvious relatives of this robust root are "durable," "endure" and "obdurate" (meaning "unyielding" or "hardened in feelings"). Some others are "dour" (meaning "harsh," "unyielding," or "gloomy") and "during."
The Twins were drubbed by the Royals.
Word of the Day for Saturday August 31, 2013
drub • \DRUB\ • verb
1 : to beat severely
2 : to berate critically
3 : to defeat decisively
Did you know?
Sportswriters often use "drub," but the term's history reveals that it wasn't always a sporting word. When "drub" was first used in English, it referred to a method of punishment that involved beating the soles of a culprit's feet with a stick or cudgel. The term was apparently brought to England in the 17th century by travelers who reported observing the punitive practice in Asia. Etymologists are uncertain of the ultimate origin of "drub," but some have speculated that it may have evolved from the Arabic word "ḍaraba," meaning "to beat."
Big swing in temperature since yesterday. Cooler today, and it might be a little chilly tonight.
It was slow today. Holiday weekends are like that.
Time for bed. *hugs*
The defense attorney argued that the statements were made under duress.
Word of the Day for Sunday September 1, 2013
duress • \dur-RESS\ • noun
1 : forcible restraint or restriction
2 : compulsion by threat; specifically : unlawful constraint
Did you know?
"Duress" is a word of hardy stock. It has been a part of the English language since the 14th century, and has a number of long-lived relatives. "Duress" itself came into Middle English through the Anglo-French "duresce" (meaning "hardness" or "severity"), which stems from Latin "durus," meaning "hard." Some obvious relatives of this robust root are "durable," "endure" and "obdurate" (meaning "unyielding" or "hardened in feelings"). Some others are "dour" (meaning "harsh," "unyielding," or "gloomy") and "during."
The Twins were drubbed by the Royals.
Word of the Day for Saturday August 31, 2013
drub • \DRUB\ • verb
1 : to beat severely
2 : to berate critically
3 : to defeat decisively
Did you know?
Sportswriters often use "drub," but the term's history reveals that it wasn't always a sporting word. When "drub" was first used in English, it referred to a method of punishment that involved beating the soles of a culprit's feet with a stick or cudgel. The term was apparently brought to England in the 17th century by travelers who reported observing the punitive practice in Asia. Etymologists are uncertain of the ultimate origin of "drub," but some have speculated that it may have evolved from the Arabic word "ḍaraba," meaning "to beat."