Subject: RE: A.Word.A.Day--cassandra sure doesn't apply to us FWers. -----Original Message----- From: Wordsmith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 12:03 AM To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org Subject: A.Word.A.Day--cassandra Cassandra (kuh-SAND-ruh) noun One who prophesies disaster and whose warnings are unheeded. [After Cassandra in Greek mythology who received the gift of prophecy but was later cursed never to be believed.] Cassandra was the daughter of the Trojan king Priam and Hecuba. Apollo, the god of light, who also controlled the fine arts, music and eloquence, granted her the ability to see the future. But when she didn't return his love, he condemned her never to be believed. Among other things, Cassandra warned about the Trojan horse that the Greeks left but her warning was ignored. Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=cassandra "We are not sitting here gloating because it is the horrible mess we said it would be. We're in agony. There is nothing pleasurable about being a Cassandra." Molly Ivins; Downing Street Memos Are News; Tracy Press (California); Jun 22, 2005. This week's theme: words related to forecasting. Sponsored by: The Desk Drawer: Tired of hiding your words in a closet? Need critiques? Ready for a nudge to write more? http://www.winebird.com/ Brains, brains, go away--unless we learn a bit each day. Timely knowledge? We deliver. Try it now! Your brain'll quiver: http://knowledgenews.net/s?s=aw072605 ............................................................................ A root is a flower that disdains fame. -Kahlil Gibran, mystic, poet, and artist (1883-1931) Share the magic of words. Send a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/cassandra.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/cassandra.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/cassandra.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list Futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
