Every once in a while a word a day seems to be on target. Keep this one in mind when discussing Iraq.
arthur -----Original Message----- From: Wordsmith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 12:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A.Word.A.Day--scuttlebutt scuttlebutt (SKUT-l-but) noun 1. Rumor, gossip. 2. A drinking fountain or a cask of drinking water on a ship. [From scuttle (a small opening in the deck or hull of a ship) + butt (cask). Also see furphy http://wordsmith.org/words/furphy.html ] "Elliott Teaford, hockey columnist for the Los Angeles Times: Toronto, with four dailies, three all-sports TV channels and a 24-hour all-sports radio station, is a veritable breeding ground for scuttlebutt." Chris Zelkovich, The Rumour Mill, The Toronto Star (Canada), Jan 27, 2001. "Broadcasters were the day's poorest-performing group after a rumor swept trading desks that Standard & Poor's planned to downgrade the debt of Comcast. An S&P spokeswoman declined to comment on the scuttlebutt, but investors acted like it could be a possibility and sold off the group." Karen Talley, Small-Stock Focus, The Wall Street Journal (New York), Jun 21, 2002. This week's theme: words from the word game Derivation http://entspire.com/derivation Sponsored by Think Right Now! International: Depressed? Anxious? Unmotivated? If your willpower & persistence always fizzle out, see the new paradigm in personal growth. http://mcssl.com/app/adtrack.asp?AdID=17954 AND You? Reach more than half-million readers -- contact us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ............................................................................ Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance. -Samuel Butler, poet (1612-1680) Feeling information overload? Sign off a few mailing lists. If you wish to unsubscribe from AWAD, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the subject line of your message. Of course, we'd rather you stay with us. After all, it is only a `word' a day. (-: Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/scuttlebutt.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/scuttlebutt.ram _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
