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Games, activities and teaching ideas > Word of the day 20.11.2012
Word of the day 20.11.2012
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MarionG
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Word of the day 20.11.2012
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Thank you Douglas for chosing my definiton.
Here is the new word to redefine.
The idea is to give an alternative/witty, smart, silly/deep meaning, not the original/real one!
Just for fun.....
PREPONDERATE
I will choose the winner tomorrow evening, enjoy! |
20 Nov 2012
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ueslteacher
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to ponder - to think pre - before to rate - to evaluate
preponderate - to misjudge your students before you listen to what they have to say:)
Sophia |
20 Nov 2012
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elderberrywine
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What a nasty verb.
Everybody knows you �re not supposed to eat before you go for a swim.
You risk all sort of nasty conditions.
Preponderate is one of them, except it �s not a symptom but a verb describing it.
pre- before
pond - small lake (the syllable -er makes ist a VERY small lake)
ate - past tense of "eat"
So you made the big mistake of eating something, of having a big meal before going for a swim in the lake , did you?
Well, now you �re going to PRE-PONDerATE
--> you �re going to feel as heavy as a millstone
you �ll be sure NEVER to digest whatever you had for your meal
you �re hardly able to move your limbs in the water and fear to sink to the ground like
said millstone
That �s the physical side of preponderating.
The mental side is
--> feeling stupid and ridiculous
swearing you �ll never do it again
knowing right well that of course you will, being such a weak personality
having to deal with the mockery of your friends
So there you are! If you had only listened to your Mummy!
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20 Nov 2012
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MoodyMoody
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Prep: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, or medicine a non-infected partner takes to lessen the risk of contracting HIV
On:
Rate: Percentage
So preponderate must be the percentage of lovers wanting to avoid AIDS who are willing to take medicine every day to reduce the chance of contracting the disease. Easy! |
20 Nov 2012
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edrodmedina
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Preponderate is to rate a pond before one has seen it or been to it, a ploy which some unethical travel agents use to lure tourists to destinations they get paid high comissions for. Ed |
20 Nov 2012
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etoilist
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Preponderate :to eat without (or before) thinking /past tense
Present tense =prepondereat
eg.My daughter preponderate chocolate before bedtime. |
21 Nov 2012
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douglas
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pre -- before pond- small lake erate- irrate (southern style) Bubba: I got my dern fishin � loooors all mixed up and the can of worms in the cooler done opened up and spilled all over the samiches my woman made fer me. And now, dadgummit, I kinnt get my truck ta start--I think i done flooded it. Jeb: Calm down Bubba it ain �t so bad. Yer just overreactin � cuz yer pre pond erate--once we get there y �all will calm down. (yes they do use "y �all" as singular in the south too) preponderate-- (southern USA) to be irritated or upset prior to arriving at the fishing hole |
21 Nov 2012
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elderberrywine
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come on, folks, don �t let this thread die!
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21 Nov 2012
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