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Mor Grendel's word of the day

I've been getting nailed for the big brain lately, and my love of the english language has been questioned. I do not use big words in a hope to make others feel stupid rather I prefer to express opinions and feelings in their most exact forms and wish to preserve our English language. Every time I hear, AFK, LOL, or TTYL I cringe.

So here I offer the Mor Grendel's word of the day. I promise only to add words I actually use in that day. If I don't use the word, you won't see it, though if more than one good words come up, and I got nothing for the next day, I will probably move it there.

Thursday
microcosm
A small, representative system having analogies to a larger system in constitution, configuration, or development: “He sees the auto industry as a microcosm of the U.S. itself” (William J. Hampton).
http://www.answers.com/topic/microcosm
(I do not remember the original context but my explaination was>)
Galatia is a microcosm of what people do in all of medievalism.


Friday
allegory
The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.
A story, picture, or play employing such representation. John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and Herman Melville's Moby Dick are allegories.
http://www.answers.com/allegory?cat=technology
The story of Jim is an allegory to the feelings and disposition of all new members.

Saturday
adjunct
A person associated with another in a subordinate or auxiliary capacity.
Added or connected in a subordinate or auxiliary capacity: an adjunct clause.
http://www.answers.com/topic/adjunct?cat=technology
(Doug this is the word I think I used, but I still do not recall the context)
Since there is not enough of us to be a unit, we will probably work adjunctly to Black Spear.

Sunday
pervasive
Having the quality or tendency to pervade or permeate: the pervasive odor of garlic.
http://www.answers.com/pervasive
The manual is a pervasive way to teach new people

Monday
dichotomy
Division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions
http://www.answers.com/dichotomy
(Used at work) When building online instruction one must take into affect the dichotomy of what the learner expects to learn and what the client expects as goals of training.

voracity
Excessive desire to eat
http://www.answers.com/topic/voracity
(From the Atlantian board, yes that is written, but board speech is the same as real speech)Our charges fell apart before they made contact, our bridge cupping was sub-par, and I never saw us exhibit the same voracity that the East had.


empirical
Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment: empirical laws.
http://www.answers.com/empirical?cat=health
(At work, e-mail) I have taken an empirical look here, and these are my comments.

I'll see how long I can keep this up. If you want me to add my context, i.e. "The manual is a pervasive way to teach new people", let me know. Or If you hear me say something, feel free to ask. I went to public school, I never cared for the English language until I had two super intellegent, super concise bosses.

Yeah, add the context of each word. It would be interesting to see how you used each word, and if you actually said it in a meeting or in an email. It is alot easier to use big words in an email when you actually have time to sit down and think about what you are typing.

The art of using big words is actually in speaking them not just writing them. I used to use alot of big words before I joined the army, but I got tired of having to define what I said all the time. I actually had to define "agile" to someone before. I guess it could be worse, I could of joined the marines. Then I would have to limit my speach to grunts and hand signals.

On a side note, when you are typing up your message it looks alot bigger because it is in that sub-window, and then you get all disappointed when you go to the preview and it is like three or four lines.

Hey Mr. Big Brain, by "perseve" did you mean "perceive"??

:P

Nope, actually meant preserve. Lesson being always use spell check.

Jason, Thurs and Fri are from the meeting.

I'm going to change tactic a little I think. If you care that much, or think I am using a word wrong feel free to look it up. I'm going to provide context and explaination only. (I am also typing this straight into here, so if I misspell, my apologies)

Tuesday
rote
"It is not information, but rote interactions that create understanding."
The reason I used rote was to explain it is not the interactions themselves that create the understanding but it is the repetition of those interactions, often without the users knowledge that create understanding.

Bonus words:
forethought
I mention this because of the "e" in the center. I see a lot of people write this as two words. However, that can change the context, for example:
"food for thought" is a general observation or advice
"food forethought" is the beginnings of a plan to get food.

departmentalize
"When it comes time to make a decision men departmentalize the information and examine the possible outcomes, where as women compartmentalize the information and reflect on its effect on the whole."
You can figure out the word easy enough. However I like to use it to describe the capacity of the brain, and not its root in government. It is our ability to organize information that has allowed us to thrive. (though I guess the brain governs the body)

Wednesday
I wrote:
Rumor had swirled for months, noisy and useless like the call of the winged magpie. Men bawled like women, traitors they called us. Whores of Babylon became our greeting. And then the watershed, one challenger offered much, the other begged for friendship. Suddenly there were two armies, and the fight was on. Many begged mercy, the Galatians offered none. They wanted to drive home the point that they were worth every penny. As the miasma of battle cleared, you know who stood the victor. You know they were the first into the fray, and the last standing. Some will say it was numbers, or experience, but all will cagily agree it was neither, it was the Galatians.

magpie - a dreadfully noisy, chattering bird. The also steal shiny things. They are the epitome of the worst kind of bird. A nuisance, a bother. I like to compare gossip spreaders to them.

watershed - a water shed moment is like a breaking point moment. The moment all the water rushes over the dam, an you know your in trouble.

miasma - This is just one of those words you have to use when ever you get a chance. It refers to the fog of war and the stench of battle. It is evil in a non-corpal form.

cagily - Like to be cagey, secretive and wary. To talk under your breath as the saying goes.

I think the above is the best thing I ever wrote for the photo gallery. Kinda a waste to put it somewhere no one will read it.

Words for later...
propagate - Markland board
disenfranchised - Markland board
sate - main page

Since I have flown way past a word a day, let me know if I am getting into more common words. I was hoping to keep these short, but now that myinterest has been raised, I find myself picking out a lot of words.

Aren't they all common words?

(btw, magpies are in the crow family, Corvidae)

So far and I am not braging but I knew:

• forethought
  departmentalize
  magpie
  propagate
  disenfranchised

Looks like I'm falling behind.

Thurs
propagate - Markland board
"There is no good way to take this, and this is not how we propagate the Markland family."
To grow and spread

Fri
disenfranchised - Markland board
"We should not allow a disenfranchised few to rule our boards, our groups, and our organization."
Those that feel deprived by an organization

Sat
sate - main page
So here is something to sate your appetite, two new galleries added in the Photo Gallery:
To satisfy one's hunger; to calm

Sun
entreat
"In the SCA ten of you would not matter to a would-be-king, but in Markland any who wish to be king would have to entreat your forces."
To make a request or plea; ask for help.

Mon
doppler effect
"Thanks to the Doppler Effect it's not that loud in here, but trust me those rumble strips are loud when you are standing by them when a car passes".
Simply, we were moving away from the source of the sound, hense it was quieter.
http://www.answers.com/doppler+effect?cat=health

Tues
Parsed
"The ADT information will need to be parsed before I can do anything with it."
To break down into managable chunks.

doppler effect i remember that one..... haha

MorGrendel, if you keep this up you're going to get Lessons from an English Major.

Morgrendel wrote:entreaty
"In the SCA 10 of you would not matter to a would be king, but in Markland any who be king would have to entreaty your forces."
To make a request or plea; ask for help.

You misused "entreaty". "Entreaty" is a noun. "Entreat" is the verb. You would make an entreaty to your forces, or entreat them to do something.

I stand corrected, I guess I should look these up before I post them.

Let's not delve into a grammar exercise, as I can barely gain any interest as it is. Also I can think of nothing more futile than grammar-checking online posts. That said, it proves that the context approach is more effective than the initial innocuous definition approach.

I edited the entry:

Sun
entreat
"In the SCA ten of you would not matter to a would-be-king, but in Markland any who wish to be king would have to entreat your forces."
To make a request or plea; ask for help.

We can always do better.

Weds
innocuous
"That said, it proves that the context approach is more effective than the initial innocuous definition approach."
Harmless, not offensive

Thurs
metaphysics
From a story - "No My lord, I did not like the metaphysics of that blow."
In other words the fighter was saying that though he felt and acknowledged the blow, that forces and natural laws had actually rendered the blow impossible and hense not real.
As far as a definition goes, look it up. In a short, I would summarize it as a study of what is perceivable reality, the effects of natural law, and relationship between mind and matter.

Fri
caddywompus
I started to say it and then quickly changed words yesterday as Racheal and I were getting out of the jeep. So I don't know if it counts. I'm not even really sure what it pertained to even, but her goes :
"The above post seems misleading and caddywompus."
askew, crooked, not quite right.


Words for future conversations: (maybe you guys should all scream and thow confetti like Pee Wee's Playhouse)
palaver
colloquialism
cadre - Work
rubric - Work
edification - Work
cognitive load - Work
anamorphic - From Good Eats
proselytize - from Tribulation Force
anathema - from Tribulation Force

Sat
cadre
"Our cadre has not met recently, as each of us are assisting on other projects." (not a good use of the word)
A nucleus of trained personnel around which a larger organization can be built and trained

Sun
edification
"I suggested they contact their Supervisor for a more succinct answer, but I would like to know for my own edification."
improvement, enlightenment

Mon
synergistic
"We have been focusing on building online content and interactive demonstrations that can provide tools and training to our staff 24/7. Our goal is to create innovative learning modules and synergistic job aids."
Relating to the interaction of parts having a combined effect greater than the sum of individual parts.