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Keith Korman's avatar

‘Your vocabulary word for today is “nefarious.” Please use it in a sentence that does not include “behavior.”’

“Nefarious was not a Pharaoh in the Fifth Dynasty.”

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April's avatar

I am so glad I looked that up for context! Thank you for completing your work so promptly. A+ for today! Thank you also for bringing your materials to class and arriving on time. Would you like a sticker? I have glitter smiley faces, plain smiley faces, and these lovely stars that change color depending on the light. Sorry, I'm out of superheroes for today...

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Keith Korman's avatar

I want yellow donkey sticker. The Golden Ass (hint classical reference)

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Dena Tauber's avatar

I myself prefer cakey.

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April's avatar

Me too ! Head on over !

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MR's avatar

(Neglecting easy political examples). "Nefarious" is perhaps more frequently used today with irony than its direct meaning. Unlike "notorious," however, it has not been morphed into a near-antonym by popular misuse of that mechanism.

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S. Levin's avatar

If I have 1/3 instead of 2/3 of a cup of oil (& can't get some from a neighbor), I make 1/2 the recipe. But I guess adding an egg works. If I'm halving a recipe that calls for 1 egg (or 3), I add a little oil.

A good friend of mine never buys from Amazon. She goes to a store, or does without. According to her (& she has a point) Amazon is evil -- they treat their employees like dirt, & there have been deaths on the job as a result. I get from Amazon what I can't get elsewhere, or can't get easily elsewhere. For instance, I recently bought a computer that was recommended by Consumers, and the only place selling it was Amazon.

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MR's avatar

What you're saying is, in your view, Amazon is nefarious.

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S. Levin's avatar

(:-)

Well, that's what my friend says.

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Just plain Rivka's avatar

Peanut butter balls sound yum.

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