✈ McGuire's Rotation 4 Blog ✈: Humor

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Humor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnjJvzprjN0&list=FL1lWu4b9k3Gae_YciFGRccw&index=83&feature=plpp_video

This video show us how the English language is changing and how intonation and repetition modify the meaning of the sentence. The humor in it is that you can see how it is true and applicable in our lives nowadays.

Words of the Week

EVERYDAY WE LEARN NEW WORDS (;

tantamount (adj.) equivalent in value or signiﬁcance

-Promising us that we can watch the football game and then making us clean our rooms tantamount to lying.

tirade (n.) a long speech marked by harsh or biting

-After Gabriella’s sister woke her up at 6 am, Gabriella had a tirade about her sister’s rude behavior.

venerable (adj.) deserving of respect because of age or achievement

-Ghandi’s teachings on non-violence made him the most venerable leader in Indian history.

venerate (v.) to regard with respect or to honor

-My roommate venerates Lil-Wayne because of his musical talent.

accord (n.) an agreement

-My parents and I are in accord about the trip to New York City next week.

bombastic (adj.) excessively conﬁdent, pompous

-Many people think rappers are bombastic because they put their own names in their songs.

caucus (n.) a meeting usually held by people working toward the same goal

-The Democratic party caucus met on Tuesday night to discuss women’s rights.

cavort (v.) to leap about, behave boisterously

-The little girls cavorted across the living room when they learned that there was chocolate cake for dinner.

Liz (;

Quotable Quote: Curren$y

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Humor