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Games, activities and teaching ideas > Word of the Day Contest Jan. 21 st
Word of the Day Contest Jan. 21 st
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elderberrywine
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Word of the Day Contest Jan. 21 st
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Thanks for choosing me, MoodyMoody.
Here is a new WORD OF THE DAY:
Hemidemisemiquaver
If you know what the word really means: good for you, - but don �t bore us with the real definitions. We thrive on crazy , creative, incredible definitions here.
One, two, three ... GO !!
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21 Jan 2014
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edrodmedina
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a strong (hemi
as in hemi motor) shaking (quaver) and vocalization sometimes (semi) caused when watching
Demi Moore in Blame It on Rio ED-the adjectival suffix
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21 Jan 2014
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sarguero
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Hemi Demi Semiquaver was an orthodox rabbi famous for his very long white beard
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21 Jan 2014
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alexcure
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Both hemispheres of my brain burnt out soon after having seen this word 
Is this its function?
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21 Jan 2014
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mohamedthabet
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Quavers, this British cheese-based snack, can now be served in different sizes and with various flavors. So as you can order half a pint of beer, you can choose the size of your quaver. The size ranges from full size quaver to semi size quaver (1/2), to demisemi quaver (1/4), to hemidemisemi (1/8) quaver. If I happened to go there, I would certainly opt for size1. |
21 Jan 2014
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viccxx
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It �s what happened to Hemingaway, when he met Demis Rousos at the Semiramis Hotel.
They made the windows quaver.
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21 Jan 2014
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MoodyMoody
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This word tells a whole story. It is the story of a businessman who was offered a position at two companies: EMIS (Emerging Markets Information Services) and the now-defunct EMI (Electronic and Musical Industries). Which offer to accept? He decided to go to both companies and see if he could work at both, as a liaison. He created his own job.
So where do we get the story from hemidemisemiquaver?
he: masculine singular nominative pronoun
mid: halfway
EMIS: Emerging Markets Information Service
EMI: Electronic and Musical Industries
qua: in the capacity of being
ver: short for version |
21 Jan 2014
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MarionG
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It �s the kind of shudder you feel when someone hands you a half-assed, half-brained, and half-baked piece of work, while smiling.
a note of caution: once you exprerience a hemidemisemiquaver, it is important to remember you are a professional educator.
|You are not to start yelling about failing academic standards, nor go on a rant about the lack of drive for excellence among today �s youth, you should not mention that if he had put in half the effort you did in preparing the class, his work would be so much better. Under no circumstances should you doubt your own abilities to teach.
The correct response is to breathe deeply and start your comments with: You worked nicely BUT.....
In case the hemidemisemiquaver is very forceful, I recommend logging onto ESLp for emergency emotional intervention and support before addressing the cause of the quaver. |
22 Jan 2014
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Apodo
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Hemidemisemiquaver
Hem - I - demise - Miqu(an) - aver
Hem = edge of a garment I = me demise = death, end of existence Miquan = city in China Aver = to declare, to say
This is a word used by people in the city of Miquan when speaking about their certain death, should they trip over the dangling torn hem of their coat, skirt or dress.
It serves as a warning to keep one �s clothes in good repair, and when correctly pronounced each of the eight syllables must be of the same length with the stress on the first syllable. 
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22 Jan 2014
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isa2
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Hemidemisemiquaver - as the name aready suggests - is the world-famous inventor of deliberate spoonerism, the father of many a magic spell, the creator of Hokuspokusfidibus, Abakadabra or Simsalabim.
He taught hemidemisemiquaverism in the renowned Academy of the Fine Magic Arts.
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22 Jan 2014
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