Wordsmith Talk		About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us

Active Topics

Active Posts

Unanswered Posts

Search

Advanced

You are not logged in. [Log In] Wordsmith Talk » Forums » General Topics » Words and languages in schools » Valediction Register User    Forum List        Calendar     Active Topics     Search     FAQ

Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Topic Options #177320 - 06/11/08 12:41 PM Valediction TheFallibleFiend veteran Registered: 01/23/02 Posts: 1341 Loc: Virginia, USA The act of bidding farewell. (merriam webster) Latin, "valedicere" to say goodbye I recall reading that the romans might sign there letters, s.v.b.e.v., si vales, bene est; valeo. "If you are well, that is good; I am well." In Brazil, they have "Vale Tudo" fights, mix-martial arts matches that are comparable to the UFC in the US, except with fewer rules. Valere meant to be well or healthy valetudinis good health Anyway, I just found out my oldest daughter made valedictorian at her HS. Top #177321 - 06/11/08 01:01 PM Re: Valediction [Re: TheFallibleFiend] Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 6595 Loc: Vermont  Originally Posted By: TheFallibleFiend Anyway, I just found out my oldest daughter made valedictorian at her HS. congratulations!! Top #177324 - 06/11/08 02:32 PM Re: Valediction [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3387 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague Yes, vale! Congratulations! Top #177327 - 06/11/08 06:57 PM Re: Valediction [Re: BranShea] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 12381 Ave atque vale Top #177332 - 06/12/08 01:17 AM Re: Valediction [Re: Faldage] Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 2031 Loc: British Columbia, Canada Top #177338 - 06/12/08 08:05 AM Re: Valediction [Re: Zed] TheFallibleFiend veteran Registered: 01/23/02 Posts: 1341 Loc: Virginia, USA Hey, thanks, y'all! Good stuff backatcha! Top #177356 - 06/12/08 05:02 PM Re: Valediction [Re: TheFallibleFiend] olly addict Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 611 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand Kia ora Fallible Fiend, Its always wonderful when your offspring do well academically or otherwise. In good ol Enzed, Dux would be an almost equivalent. This from Dictionary dot com: [Origin: 1800–10; < L: lit., leader, n. deriv. from base of dūcere to lead] Top #177818 - 06/27/08 12:58 PM Re: Valediction [Re: olly] AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6481 Loc: lower upstate New York I just came across this. Congrats, FF -- you must be so proud! Top #177829 - 06/27/08 06:11 PM Re: Valediction [Re: AnnaStrophic] TheFallibleFiend veteran Registered: 01/23/02 Posts: 1341 Loc: Virginia, USA Yes, thanks, Olly, Anna. No more proud than the moment before I found out, but still proud. Also grateful to the school for acknowledging her hard work and the work of the other students who got it. She's 1 of 14 valedictorians in a class of about 550. The last quarter was pretty easy, but the last years she has studied relentlessly, hitting the books as soon as she gets home and often staying up past 10, and sometimes past midnight to get things done. Top #177830 - 06/27/08 06:34 PM Re: Valediction [Re: TheFallibleFiend] Myridon addict Registered: 10/24/05 Posts: 557 Loc: Dallas, TX  Originally Posted By: TheFallibleFiend ... 1 of 14 valedictorians ... A 14-way tie for 1st place? Top Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 7151 Members 16 Forums 12706 Topics 187591 Posts Max Online: 853 @ 10/23/07 11:39 AM Who's Online 1 registered (wofahulicodoc), 12 Guests and 20 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Newest Members Crejella, larsrc, KIDDETROIT, marksonamor, poetree 7151 Registered Users Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 12381 Jackie 10232 tsuwm 9400 Buffalo Shrdlu 6595 AnnaStrophic 6481 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400 maverick 4683 WhitmanO'Neill 4186 November Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Board Rules · Mark all read Default StyleBlackNTanDrabGooG_v2infopopSlatesnowsunny_dropshadowthebluesTouch_Of_Greyubbthreadsubbthreads-dark Contact Us · Wordsmith Talk · Top

Disclaimer: Wordsmith.org is not responsible for views expressed on this site. Use of this forum is at your own risk and liability - you agree to hold Wordsmith.org and its associates harmless as a condition of using it.

Home | Today's Word | Yesterday's Word | Subscribe | FAQ | Archives | Search | Feedback
Wordsmith Talk | Wordsmith Chat

© 2009 Wordsmith.org