Word of The Day- Insatiable

Insatiable (in-SAY-shuh-bul) -- from the Latin for "not to fill" -- means incapable of being satisfied or appeased.

Example : "Somebody once asked me what qualities I look for in a copywriter. Besides an ability to write, a deep interest in people, and insatiable curiosity, I said that I look for 'a burning desire to take money off people.'"

Winners for the 23rd March 2010 Toastmasters Meeting

Best Tabletopics Speaker..........ACS Capt Khalid
Best Prepared Speaker..............ACS Lee Kah Tor
Best Prepared Speech Evaluator..............ACB Dr Subbhassh

Winners for the 23rd March 2010 Toastmasters Meeting

On one side of the table, members and guests anxiously waiting in for the results......
On the other side, members and guests are acting cool.........

And the winners are..............

The Language Perfectionist: Unusual Plurals

By Don Hauptman
Headline: "Thirteen state attorney generals threaten lawsuit over Nebraska's health care deal."

The phrase attorney generals isn't wrong. But it's not standard English. The approved form is attorneys general.

This is one of several compounds in which the adjective follows rather than precedes the noun, and where the plural is formed by adding -s to the noun, even though it comes first.

The phenomenon occurs only occasionally in English. Such expressions often strike the ear as archaic or foreign, but their use persists. Usage guru Bryan A. Garner lists two dozen others. Among them:

courts-martial
editors-in-chief
mothers-in-law
notaries public
rights-of-way
An adjective that follows a noun is called a postpositive adjective.Other examples in common use include heir apparent and battle royal. In these cases, too, the plural is formed via the "leading" noun: heirs apparent and battles royal.

Interestingly, attorney-generals is correct in British English. But here in the U.S., stick with attorneys general.

Word of the Day- Enervated

Enervated (EN-er-vay-tid) -- from the Latin -- means listless; without vigor, force, or strength.

Example : "The moment you feel moody or enervated or apathetic, recognize those feelings as symptoms of an upcoming slump -- and start the three-part cure I've just outlined."

Word of The Day- Captious

Someone who's captious (KAP-shus) -- from the Latin -- is difficult to please, apt to make a big deal out of trivial faults or raise petty objections.

Example: "No one likes to be around captious people. Aside from the fact that they take the fun out of things, their negativity can be draining and counterproductive."

Word of The Day- Puissant

Puissant (PYOO-uh-sunt) -- from the French for "to be able" -- means powerful or potent.

Example : "Never ask questions that can be answered with a simple yes or no. That doesn't make for a very puissant interview."