Weekly Vocab #1.2.3 (repost #1)

Last posted: November 8th, 2002

> From: Aidan Grey <grey@...>
>
>   Okay, all you ravenous beasts, here is the promised double batch.
>
> #2.3
>
> topic: genitive relatives (or whatever the "whose..." clauses are called)
>
> 1. president
> 2. office
>      The president whose office is oval has moved to the country.
>      (I swear this juxtaposition was random)
> 3. trap
>      The hunter whose trap was empty is angry.
> 4. operate
>      He operated on her.
>      He knows how to operate a well/pump.
> 5. idea
>      Whose idea was that?
> 6. blame
>      The girl whose dress is torn blames you.
> 7. descriptive
>      The guy whose writing is very descriptive will probably win awards.
> 8. upright
>      It stood upright against the wall.
> 9. everything
>      Everything is as messed up!
> 10. own
>      The old woman who owns that cat is really mean.
>      I can barely see my own hand in front of my face.
>
>
> #2.4
>
> topic:  how to disambiguate (if at all) 3rd person referents
>
> 1. life
>     She owed her her life.
> 2. journey
>    Their journey to visit their friends was long.
> 3. brick
>    He gave his brick to him.
> 4. merry
>    She was merry all day at the festival.
> 5. fail
>    He failed to save him.
> 6. approve
>    He approved his request.
> 7. jaw
>    Their jaws were bruised from fighting their enemies.
> 8. hardship
>    He thought his hardship too great to bear.
> 9. whatever
>    Whatever she did, she was not happy.
> 10. goods
>    Their goods were locked on their wagon.
>
>
> Aidan
Bonus Vocab from WordNet:
This is randomly selected automatically, so in case it offends you
or you disagree, please either ignore or be inspired to make up
different words and/or phrases:

  - Irish person, n.
    a native or inhabitant of Ireland

  - sum up, v.
    give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"

Fiant verba!

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