rake - noun - an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground; a dissolute or profligate person, esp. a man who is licentious
I received an email with an attachment from a friend which was a movie clip of a particular Jeopardy game in which the contestant used the word rake in the context of the second definition presented here.
Monday, September 10, 2007
culpable
culpable - adj - Deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
From my Latin mass days:
Mea culpa!
Mea culpa!
Mea maxima culpa!
(Through my fault! Through my fault! Through my most grievous fault!) The reference is to Christ's atonement for the sins of mankind through his death on the cross.
Today's example shows yet again how even a little knowledge of Latin (and Greek) helps build our English vocabulary. Wolf, you already knew that, but will you deny that most English speakers would benefit greatly by taking a page from our book?
From my Latin mass days:
Mea culpa!
Mea culpa!
Mea maxima culpa!
(Through my fault! Through my fault! Through my most grievous fault!) The reference is to Christ's atonement for the sins of mankind through his death on the cross.
Today's example shows yet again how even a little knowledge of Latin (and Greek) helps build our English vocabulary. Wolf, you already knew that, but will you deny that most English speakers would benefit greatly by taking a page from our book?
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