发信人: watergod (共工), 信区: English
标 题: A.Word.A.Day--obeisance(转载)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2000年10月09日08:26:58 星期一), 转信
【 以下文字转载自 watergod 的信箱 】
【 原文由 Wordsmith 所发表 】
obeisance (o-BAY-sans, o-BEE-) noun
1. A movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy,
as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
2. Deference or homage.
[Middle English obeisaunce, from Old French obeissance, from obeissant,
present participle of obeir, to obey.]
"I was always glad to be relieved from my duty, and went straight to the
bedroom after doing obeisance to my father."
M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments With Truth, 1927.
Five or seven messages in a week? That was a close poll. We received 4112
votes for five compared to 4049 for seven. This is your list and accordingly,
beginning with next week AWAD will go out five days a week.
Thanks to everyone for taking the time to voice your opinion. Your love and
concern shows--a good number of people sent their votes for five to indicate
that we, the people at Wordsmith, should take some time off.
Here are some selections from the comments that came with the ballots.
(Ballot, from Italian ballotta, a small ball used to register a vote.
So for this poll, maybe I should call these emailots). -Anu
If you go to five, you'll have to change the name of this valuable
mailing to FWAW. Scott Murphree-Roberts
I'd vote with the Beatles - eight days a week! Please don't stop AWAD at
weekends! Barbara Cooper, Rome, Italy
With so many words to learn, we need at least seven days a week.
Helen Slade
Oh, Like I'd Just Stop BREATHING on Weekends?
More work for you, more fun for me. Seems like a no-brainer to me!
Thanks for the great service! Hampton G. Miller
In the Middle East, Thursday and Friday are the weekend. Here in New
Zealand, our Monday is your (North American) Sunday. The "weekend"
therefore stretches from Thursday to Monday. Seen from a global
perspective (which is the only reasonable view to take on a language as
ubiquitous as English) the issue is therefore meaningless. Regards,
Philip Gould
I like 7. I enjoy the email, and use it to verify that my email is up and
running. Audrey Calvo
If, like the gallant little tailor, you're up to seven at a blow, so am I!
Heartfelt thanks for 'A word a day' and AWADtalk -- the highlights of my
day! Cheers, Paulb
Take a break on weekends! Give me time to absorb all the wonderful new
words you have sent during the week! Maddytg
Take the weekend off. Although I will miss the extra two entries, I'd
rather see you conserve your efforts. I would hate to see this wonderful
service burn out because of fatigue. Jane Dinielli
Have weekends free. I think AWAD is great, but I also think you deserve
time off. I hope enough others agree! Art Funkhouser, Bern, Switzerland
I say take a break but I really love your programme - even if it does
spell the American way, eh? Rod Dawson, Canada
I love wordsmith. I feel smarter, look smarter. But I want to be dumb on
weekends and find that I don't pay attention as much. Please don't think
that we don't love you as much as ever just because we want slightly less
of you. Janice Heilmann
This week's theme: words from Gandhi's autobiography.
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The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is the reason He makes so many
of them. -Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the U.S. (1809-1865)
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