This week's theme: what does that company name mean? prudential (proo-DEN-shuhl) adjective
1. Of or relating to prudence. 2. Exercising good judgment, common sense, forethought, caution, etc. [From Middle English prudence, from Middle French, from Latin prudentia, contraction of providentia, from provident-, the present participle stem of providere (to provide). The words improvise, provide, provident, proviso, purvey, all derive from the same root.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=prudential -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "When every artless bosom throbs with truth, Untaught by worldly wisdom how to feign And check each impulse with prudential rein." George Gordon Byron; Childish Recollections. This newsletter is made possible in part by these sponsors: Try our smart, charming Uppityshirts on for size. They're the perfect Valentine for "Mr. Write". Free Shipping! Visit: http://uppityshirts.com Subscribe to http://delanceyplace.com -- a carefully selected non-fiction book excerpt free to your email each day. It's the thinking person's daily quotation. ............................................................................ Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. -Elie Wiesel, writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1928) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/prudential.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/prudential.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/prudential.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
