The word of the day* for February 1, 2007 is “salutation” noun 1 a : an expression of greeting, goodwill, or courtesy by word, gesture, or ceremony b plural : REGARDS. 2 : the word or phrase of greeting (as Gentlemen or Dear Sir or Madam) that conventionally comes immediately before the body of a letter.
Happy Children’s Dental Health Month, also Black History Month. It’s amazing how many groups want to have February as their month. February has always been the “red-headed, left-handed stepchild” of the calendar. The Romans considered it unlucky.
When Julius Caesar had the calendar redone in his honor, he stole the 30th of February to make July 31 days long. Augustus Caesar, not to be outdone by his predecessor, moved February 29th to August for the same reason. Both of them realized that February, having such bad weather and evil reputation, would be better off shorter than the other months.
The quote† for today is from Bugs Bunny:
Thirty days hath September, April, June and Montana.
All the rest have nasty weather…
;^) Jan
* The definition is from either Merriam-Webster Online, 10th Edition or The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition and is used by permission.
† The quote is from either Bartleby: Great Books on Line or The Quotation Pages and is used by permission.
P.S.: Comments and word requests are welcome.
* The definition is from either Merriam-Webster Online, 10th Edition or The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition and is used by permission.
† The quote is from either Bartleby: Great Books on Line or The Quotation Pages and is used by permission.
P.S.: Comments and word requests are welcome.
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