Every Christmas season Handel rolls over in his grave at the various revised renditions of his magnificent oratorio. The first one should make him grin, the second will make him spin!
From the Children and Townspeople of Quinhagak, Alaska
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Hallelujah Corporations! An Excellent Rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus--
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws0WSNRpy3g
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E-dress or Edress (e`dress) - (n) contraction of "e-mail" and "address" designating a piece of internet contact information
‘Druthers (‘Dru`thers) - (n) contraction of “I’d rather” used to designate a preference (e.g., “We could come Tuesday or Wednesday. Let me know your ‘druthers.”)
Commercemas (Com`merce`mas) - (N) name of the modern quasi-religious commercial celebration that begins on November 1st each year in America engulfing the religious holy days of All Saint's Day and Christmas, the secular American holidays of Veterans Day and Thanksgiving, and the religious seasons of Hannukah and Advent
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Ignorrance ( ig`nor`rance) - 1 (n) the capacity to avoid distraction of focus (e.g., “When he's reading, he is capable of great ignorrance.”); 2 a willful lack of attention, especially by a child (e.g., “Her ignorrance falls just shy of defiance.”)
Aguessment (a`guess`ment) – (n) tests and efforts by medical practitioners to determine and explain the various processes of diseases and aging (e.g.,“This Cat-scan and blood work are inconclusive. We’ll send them to our specialist for her aguessment.)
Transectional (tran`sec`tion`al) - (n) 1. a singer of one voice singing another voice (e.g., "Our chorus is short on tenors so I need some transectional altos and baritones in some parts of Mozart’s Requiem."), 2. a worker who has jobs in more than one department of the business (e.g., “The guy on the backhoe; he’s transectional. Two days a week he does filing and mans the phones in the office.”)
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Ignoromnibus (ig`nor`omni`bus) - (n) a person who knows nothing about everything and doesn’t know it (e.g., “That new freshman loves to show off, but he’s a real ignoromnibus.”)
Ignorrant (ig`nor`rant) - (n) a monologue that continues despite demonstrations of boredom by the audience (e.g., “Today I had to listen to a twenty minute ignorant about the President being a foreigner.”)
Ignorrant (ig`nor`rant - (adj.) 1. an argument that overlooks a preponderance of available evidence (e.g., “Politicians often make ignorrant assertions.”); 2. someone who is willfully inattentive (e.g., “She heard you; she’s just being ignorrant.”)
When I was struggling through my teen rebellions with authoritarian parents there were certain things I vowed never to say to my kids. When we would have our power struggles, my parents both had a low tolerance for “back talk.” I wanted to have what I considered reasoned negotiations, but after the third exchange I would hear, “Because I say so.” “Because I am your mother.” “I’m the parent, and what I say goes.” “Say one more thing and you’re grounded.” ARRRRRRGH! The frustration when they would pull rank! I promised myself that I would not serve that gritty dish to my children. And I didn’t.
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Freightening (freight`en`ing ) - (adj.) an occurrence that threatens or disrupts one’s patterns and weighs heavily on one’s mind (e.g., “A falling stock market is a freightening experience.”)
Jibnastics (jib`nas`tics) - (n) <Traditional> what a sailor does on the foredeck during races or repairs. (e.g.,“Fixing the head of the roller furling jib will require expert jibnastics.”)
Scoopage (scoop`age) - (n) 1.<according to Connie Harrison> the capacity of a serving spoon, e.g. “I don’t think the scoopage of this spoon is sufficient for a man-sized portion of ice cream;” 2 .<according to Abby Freeborn> what reporters are seeking when they wiretap, hack into computers, or pursue a hot tip; 3. the degree to which a garment reveals a woman's breasts, e.g., “No matter how deep the scoopage, a woman's clothes must not reveal the maternal aspects of her sex appeal.”
