tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495862966543058553.post795951221934801633..comments2023-10-31T04:48:04.663-04:00Comments on Writing and Other Randon Thoughts: Wednesday Fun - How's Your Vocabulary?Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04521384704019863926noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495862966543058553.post-14203672635321731632007-08-02T18:53:00.000-04:002007-08-02T18:53:00.000-04:00I got an A. Peruse was the only one I wasn't sure...I got an A. Peruse was the only one I wasn't sure about. My DH loves the reactions he gets from people when he tells them not to masticate in front of him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495862966543058553.post-2424094990852173612007-08-02T13:25:00.000-04:002007-08-02T13:25:00.000-04:00Oh, yeah, I forgot - Erica has other play dates th...Oh, yeah, I forgot - Erica has other play dates this week and doesn't have much time for checking blogs (she's ignored mine for over a week - *Bill sobs quietly*), so she will probably never see any of these comments. Guess I could have just let my lapse slide, since she's not around to call attention to it...Bill Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828998021246511869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495862966543058553.post-87426676895848000282007-08-02T13:21:00.000-04:002007-08-02T13:21:00.000-04:00"Show you see"??*Bill looks around for the suppose..."Show you see"??<BR/><BR/>*Bill looks around for the supposedly erudite person who scored the A+*<BR/><BR/>Yes, Erica, I *do* retro-edit - and here you see an example that flubbed. I originally wrote, "let you see", and simplified it to "show", and tripped over my over verbal feet. Harummmph!Bill Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828998021246511869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495862966543058553.post-3726447344181711712007-08-02T11:08:00.000-04:002007-08-02T11:08:00.000-04:00You must've missed one, Erica. Maybe "peruse", whi...You must've missed one, Erica. Maybe "peruse", which means read carefully ("per" in Latin means through, or thoroughly)? I hesitated on that one, since today it often means "scan" (read quickly - another quiz choice), as in perusing the newspaper. But I stuck with the root meaning, and I guess it paid off.<BR/><BR/>(Bummer that they don't show you see the answers!)Bill Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828998021246511869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495862966543058553.post-49917121784216105102007-08-01T21:54:00.000-04:002007-08-01T21:54:00.000-04:00I got an A! How did Bill get an A+? I'm pretty sur...I got an A! How did Bill get an A+? I'm pretty sure I got all of them right... GrrrrErica Ridleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495862966543058553.post-17553564203303501072007-08-01T18:17:00.000-04:002007-08-01T18:17:00.000-04:00Don't fret, Crystal, I got a B+ too. And I was an ...Don't fret, Crystal, I got a B+ too. And I was an English teacher for years. :-) <BR/><BR/>That's why we have dictionaries. And why we keep learning.Danika Dinsmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472222686878922186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495862966543058553.post-26092430252274539382007-08-01T16:35:00.000-04:002007-08-01T16:35:00.000-04:00Crystalg - there is nothing wrong with a B+ :)Crystalg - there is nothing wrong with a B+ :)Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04521384704019863926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495862966543058553.post-84203325584957621732007-08-01T16:34:00.000-04:002007-08-01T16:34:00.000-04:00Yeah Jill!!!Yeah Jill!!!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04521384704019863926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495862966543058553.post-7198686737174840052007-08-01T16:27:00.000-04:002007-08-01T16:27:00.000-04:00Patricia - Is your son competitive? If so, then y...Patricia - Is your son competitive? If so, then you might do a contest with him to see who can learn the most words in a week. Or a word for the day that one day you get to pick the word and both learn it and the next he gets to pick the word. <BR/><BR/>My daughter teaches school I'll ask her what she thinks. <BR/><BR/>Bill - I knew you would be an A+ :) Oh, waving back at you :)Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04521384704019863926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495862966543058553.post-52155809865735255492007-08-01T16:09:00.000-04:002007-08-01T16:09:00.000-04:00I got a B+. I need to brush up on my vocabulary.I got a B+. I need to brush up on my vocabulary.CrystalGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613282698726922126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495862966543058553.post-10770088150517801982007-08-01T16:04:00.000-04:002007-08-01T16:04:00.000-04:00I got an A. Yeah!!! I feel like I just aced a test...I got an A. Yeah!!! I feel like I just aced a test in high school. I love that feeling!!Jill Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04427195661910894382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495862966543058553.post-77040102852780369132007-08-01T14:08:00.000-04:002007-08-01T14:08:00.000-04:00*HTML refuses to copy into the comment section*How...*HTML refuses to copy into the comment section*<BR/><BR/>However, the result read:<BR/><BR/>Your Vocabulary Score: A+<BR/><BR/>*Bill waves*Bill Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828998021246511869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495862966543058553.post-74181513365935991792007-08-01T13:21:00.000-04:002007-08-01T13:21:00.000-04:00I got an A. I too am an erudite with a multifario...I got an A. I too am an erudite with a multifarious vocabulary.<BR/><BR/>I'm trying to come up with fun ways for my middle schooler to increase his vocabulary. Any suggestions?PatriciaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.com