Wednesday, March 17, 2010

the word for Wednesday 17.03.2010 is DISCARD

Today's word is discard. This word means that something or somebody is no longer needed. Could be packaging from food or may be throwing away a toy that has broken. In this case my image is of a McDonald's carrier bag. Actually, can you see that it also looks like a mask? Did you also know that McDonald's is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving nearly 47 million customers daily. I also think that they cause so much street rubbish in this country. The restarants do prove dustbins but as most people take their food away and so don't use those bins! Shame!   

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discardverb |disˈkärd| [ trans. ]get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable : Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded.• (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) play (a card that is neither of the suit led nor a trump), when one is unable to follow suit.noun |ˈdisˌkärd| |ˈdɪsˈkɑrd| |ˈdɪskɑːd|a person or thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable.• (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) a card played which is neither of the suit led nor a trump, when one is unable to follow suit.DERIVATIVESdiscardable |disˈkärdəbəl| |dəˈskɑrdəbəl| |dɪsˈkɑːdəb(ə)l|adjectiveORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally in the sense [reject (a playing card)] ): from dis- (expressing removal) + the noun card 1 
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  1. BadPennyMarch 18, 2010 at 1:13 AM

    hi great to hear from you ..how can people just throw it down ? As a dog owner there is a distinct shortage of poop bins here but even when available are not used enough - the worst is people who bag it but don't bin it guess they would if there was a bin !

    I haven't done the art prty yet - one friend much better the other up & down going through her own personal nightmare - difficult to reassure her that one day, she will be happy again. Thank you for asking !

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