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Word of the Day for Wednesday, June 16, 2010indemnity \in-DEM-ni-tee\, noun: 1. Protection or security against damage or loss. But he suddenly got up, and after a mad burst of laughter, he cried: "An indemnity! Holy Virgin, an indemnity! Don't you realize that I want to give her everything, the spring, the carnations, the house, and all the Soubeyran inheritance, the lands, the house, the treasure, my name, and my life?" "Reconciliation is not simply a question of indemnity or amnesty and letting bygones be bygones," Omar said. "If the wounds of the past are to be healed... disclosure of the truth and its acknowledgment are essential." One of the roots of indemnity, the Middle English damnum, "loss", relates to the modern verb damn. | |||||||||
  Soccer or football? Why the sport has two names If you're reading this in the U.S. or Canada, then maybe you love soccer. If you're reading this pretty much anywhere else, then perhaps you love football. One person's idea of a cute habit is responsible for the most popular sport in the world having two names. One person's idea took off so wildly that it dictates... | |||||||||
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